Tag: Oklahoma City Thunder
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Denver Nuggets win meaningful minutes, drop preseason finale vs. Thunder | Vinny’s take
The end of preseason came early for four of the Nuggets’ starters. Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic made the trip to Oklahoma City but watched the Nuggets’ 94-91 loss Friday from the Paycom Center sidelines. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s preseason finale: 1. Nuggets coach David Adelman said health was…
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Why Denver Nuggets’ new front-office partnership might and might not work | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider The organizational chart is closer to complete, but there’s still questions to be answered as to how the Nuggets will operate. Interim general manager Ben Tenzer was retained and in a new role, executive vice president…
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Nuggets ownership has one reason to wait to hire lead executive — the NBA Finals | Vinny’s take
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The excuses expire as soon as the NBA champion is crowned Sunday night. Denver’s front office remains directionless with four days until the NBA draft starts. While the Nuggets don’t have a draft pick, the only way that makes sense is if the Nuggets are waiting to hire someone from the Thunder or Pacers after…
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Oklahoma City Thunder set to make quick work of Indiana Pacers in NBA Finals | Vinny’s take
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A dominant regular season doesn’t mean a thing without the ring, and Oklahoma City is going to get sized on June 17. That’s the day after Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The Thunder finished the regular season with a league-best 68 wins and the second-best net rating in NBA history. Oklahoma City’s 120.3 offensive…
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Julian Strawther talks ‘biggest summer’ ahead of third season with Denver Nuggets | NBA Insider
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Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider The words “internal development” have been used a lot to start the summer, and that means it’s a big offseason for the Denver Nuggets’ Julian Strawther. “Going from Year 2 to Year 3, I feel like…
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Oklahoma City Thunder poised to end NBA’s parity era | Vinny’s take
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This is supposed to be the NBA’s parity era, but Oklahoma City has other plans. The Thunder are going to be favored over the Pacers in the NBA Finals, which start Thursday in Oklahoma City. Regardless of which team lifts the Larry O’Brien trophy, this year will mark the seventh consecutive season the NBA has…
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Just how close were the Denver Nuggets to the NBA’s conference finalists? | NBA Insider
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Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider The Nuggets should have a pretty good idea how they stack up with one of the four teams left in the title hunt. Oklahoma City and Denver split their first 10 matchups of the regular season…
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Ex-Nuggets coach Michael Malone refers to Oklahoma City’s as ‘the best fans in the NBA’
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It didn’t take long for Michael Malone to leave his mark on television. The former Nuggets coach looked comfortable and clean in a blue suit during his broadcasting debut during ESPN’s coverage of Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between the Thunder and Timberwolves on Tuesday. Prior to Oklahoma City’s Game 1 victory Malone…
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Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins NBA MVP over Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic
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The best season of Nikola Jokic’s career wasn’t enough to earn a fourth Most Valuable Player award. Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be announced as the 2024-25 NBA MVP, according to an ESPN report Wednesday. Gilgeous-Alexander led the league with 32.7 points per game and was the best player on the league’s best team, as…
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What Aaron Gordon’s most proud of after painful season with Denver Nuggets | NBA Insider
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Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider OKLAHOMA CITY – There were plenty of moments Aaron Gordon could’ve been most proud of after the Nuggets’ season ended Sunday at Paycom Center. Gordon provided a couple of game-winners in the playoffs, some stingy defense…