Tag: Tim Hardaway Jr.
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Landry Shamet proves the value of minimum contracts in the Finals | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider For the teams with stars on max contracts, going from contender to champion can come down to what kind of value the guys on the smallest salaries provide. The Knicks don’t win the first two games…
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Where the Denver Nuggets go after first-round disaster | Vinny’s take
Denver’s front office is stuck between a mountain and a hard place. Executive vice president of player personnel Jon Wallace and executive vice president of basketball operations Ben Tenzer did a lot of things right on paper last year, even if vice chairman Josh Kroenke got the love in the Executive of the Year voting.…
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Denver Nuggets’ Tim Hardaway Jr. finishes third in Sixth Man of the Year
The big goal is still alive, but Tim Hardaway Jr. failed to accomplish one of his side quests this season. Denver’s hot-shooting reserve spoken openly about his desire to win Sixth Man of the Year at different times this season. He ended up finishing third in the vote for the NBA’s John Havlicek Award, given…
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves | 3 keys to another Denver win in Game 2
The Nuggets are halfway to protecting their home-court advantage. Here are three keys to Denver taking a 2-0 series lead Monday at Ball Arena. The Nuggets did a good job of making Anthony Edwards work on the defensive end in Game 1. Continuing to do so in Game 2 will go a long way to…
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What’s the key to the Nuggets making a deep playoff run? | Friday Faceoff
Question: What’s the key to the Nuggets making a deep playoff run? Mark Kiszla, sports columnist: Aaron Gordon’s health Watching the Nuggets play basketball is a guilty pleasure. I love the thrill of Nikola Jokic’s magic tricks, especially when Jamal Murray and Tim Hardaway Jr. stick 3-point jumpers. But I hate the maddening lack of…
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How Minnesota Timberwolves might guard Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic after another record-breaking season
The way Nikola Jokic likes it isn’t necessarily the way David Adelman likes it. Questions about the Most Valuable Player race or any other individual honor typically elicit short responses from Denver’s three-time MVP and one-time Finals MVP. His coach had a little bit more to say, as the race has all but been won…
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Denver Nuggets make case for Tim Hardaway Jr.’s award consideration
Award voters have a type when it comes to Sixth Man of the Year, and Tim Hardaway Jr. fits the profile to a capital T. The last 15 years of the award have been dominated by microwave-scoring guards — guys like Lou Williams, Jamal Crawford, James Harden, J.R. Smith, Eric Gordon, Jordan Clarkson, Tyler Herro…
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Nuggets vs. Jazz | 3 takeaways from Denver’s seventh win in a row
The win streak reached seven, but it was hardly a lucky night Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 130-117 win over the Jazz at Delta Center. 2. Be mad at Michael Malone all you want, but the ol’ ball coach is correct. The ESPN studio show – which featured Denver’s…
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Peyton Watson, Tim Hardaway Jr. leave Nuggets game with Jazz with injury
Peyton Watson got the exact opposite of what he hoped in the Nuggets’ 130-117 win over the Jazz on Wednesday in Utah. At Tuesday’s practice, Watson said he wanted to have his minutes ramped up in Wednesday’s game against the Jazz. Instead, Watson left after playing a little more than nine minutes with right hamstring…
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Denver Nuggets still searching for steady rotation to close regular season
The revolving door of available players continues to turn for the Nuggets with only two weeks left in the regular season. Bruce Brown is the only player who has appeared in all 76 of Denver’s games. Tim Hardaway Jr. (75), Jamal Murray (71) and Spencer Jones (64) are the only others who have played more…