Tag: Shai Gilgeous-alexander
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Will Jamal Murray make the NBA All-Star Game? Here’s how his case stacks up against international field
There’s no debate whether Jamal Murray’s on track to have the best season of his career, but there’s going to be discourse on whether that’s deserving of an All-Star debut. “I’m happy we’re off to a good start,” Murray said Tuesday, a day after he earned the first Western Conference player of the week award…
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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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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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Denver Nuggets run out of gas early in Game 7, see season end in Oklahoma City
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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Nuggets had the legs required to pull off an improbable upset for seven minutes of Sunday’s Game 7. Denver walked, albeit gingerly, onto the top-seeded Thunder’s home court and quickly turned a raucous crowd into an anxious one. Christian Braun opened the scoring with a floater and exploded for a dunk…
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Experience favors Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets as MVP frontrunners enter Game 7
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The NBA dictionary’s definition of “valuable” is about to become a lot clearer. This is the debate: —Does Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s scoring title and status as the best player on the league’s best team carry more weight? —Or does Nikola Jokic’s triple-double average for a not-so-stacked roster matter more? The league is yet to announce the…
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Nuggets notebook: Denver misses Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s defense in loss to Thunder; Turnover troubles show up late
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was unavailable for a second straight game, and his presence was missed in the fourth of Saturday’s 118-117 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday at Ball Arena. Justin Holiday again started in place of Caldwell-Pope, who missed a second game while in the league’s concussion protocol, against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the…
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NBA awards: Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic early favorite for third MVP in four years
Last season, Nuggets star Nikola Jokic narrowly missed out on being the fourth player in NBA history to win three consecutive Most Valuable Player awards. The list remains a short one – Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird – after 76ers center Joel Embiid won last season’s award. This season, Jokic can join another short…
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NBA mock draft: Denver Nuggets add guard depth at No. 26
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Teams across the NBA will be looking to follow the Milwaukee Bucks’ lead by adding a player capable of bringing a championship to their city in Thursday’s draft. Here’s a shot at predicting the first round, including the Denver Nuggets’ pick at No. 26. 1. Detroit Pistons Cade Cunningham, G, Oklahoma State The hardest part…