Denver Nuggets News & Game Insights

Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles the ball against the Washington Wizards during the ...
Trent Finnegan

Sean Payton had high praise for Nikola Jokic in Indianapolis

Broncos head coach Sean Payton was at the Nuggets game on Monday night in Indy, offering his thoughts on three-time MVP Nikola Jokic
2 months ago
Nikola Jokić #15 of the Denver Nuggets passes the ball while being guarded by Myles Turner #33 of ...
Jake Shapiro

Nuggets start trip with win as Nikola Jokic sets a new career high

Nikola Jokic threw the most assists of his career on Monday night, as the Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Indiana Pacers 125-116 in starting an east-coast road trip
2 months ago
Christian Braun #0 and Russell Westbrook #4 of the Denver Nuggets jump during starting lineup intro...
Jake Shapiro

Two anonymous NBA staffers split on Nuggets starting five

While the Denver Nuggets have straightened themselves out as a team in February, some around the NBA still question who should be in the team's starting five
2 months ago
Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets jockeys for position against Jarred Vanderbilt #2 of the Los...
Jake Shapiro

Lakers solve Jokic for now, end Nuggets win streak thanks to great game plan

The new-look Los Angeles Lakers had a gameplan for Nikola Jokic and they used it to swarm the Denver Nuggets into a stunning hot streak-ending 123-100 loss
2 months ago
amal Murray #27 puts up a three point shot against Damion Baugh #7 of the Charlotte Hornets in the ...
Jake Shapiro

Nuggets notch record streak, move up in the standings

Behind a barrage of three-point shots, the Denver Nuggets got past the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night for a ninth-straight win, moving up to second place in the West in the process
2 months ago
Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets...
Jake Shapiro

Nikola Jokic is the favorite for a major NBA award, just not the MVP

Nikola Jokic is fighting an uphill battle for this year's NBA MVP award but he's the favorite for an award Michael Jordan nor LeBron James has ever won
2 months ago
DENVER, COLORADO - FEBRUARY 06: Goga Bitadze #35 of the Orlando Magic tips off against Nikola Jokic...
Jake Shapiro

Five predictions for the rest of the Nuggets season

The Nuggets begin the home stretch of their 2024-25 season with a 36-19 mark, good for third-best in the NBA's Western Conference, but what does the future hold
2 months ago
Aaron Gordon...
Jake Shapiro

Aaron Gordon hints at dunk contest return on social media

It's been years since Aaron Gordon did an NBA slam dunk contest over All-Star Weekend but the Denver Nuggets forward turned from dropping his new song to talking about the event that made him a big name
2 months ago
Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets reacts after giving up a bucket to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ...
Jake Shapiro

Nikola Jokic is trailing in ESPN’s latest NBA MVP straw poll

Despite averaging an efficient triple-double Nikola Jokic is not the leader in the clubhouse at the All-Star Break in the NBA MVP discussion
2 months ago
Carmelo Anthony attends Amazon unBoxed 2024 at Austin Convention Center on October 15, 2024 in Aust...
Jake Shapiro

Carmelo Anthony gets big-time basketball broadcasting gig

NBC has hired basketball legend and one-time Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony to be a leading studio analyst when the network begins broadcasting NBA games next season, according to The New York Times.
2 months ago
amal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets smiles after being fouled in the process of shooting a three...
Jake Shapiro

Jamal Murray drops 55 as Nuggets stay red-hot going to break

Jamal Murray's season started like a lamb but it's roaring like a lion as the Denver Nuggets hit the All-Star break, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 132-121
2 months ago
Julian Strawther #3 of the Denver Nuggets gestures after hitting a three point shot during the seco...
Jake Shapiro

Julian Strawther gets last-minute add to NBA All-Star Weekend

The NBA announced on Wednesday that second-year Denver Nuggets shooting guard Julian Strawther has been selected to the 2025 Rising Stars game, replacing Portland's Scoot Henderson.
2 months ago
Denver Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth prepares to speak wtih memebers of the media about the ...
Jake Shapiro

Calvin Booth and Nuggets still not certain on GM’s future

The general manager of the lone title team in Denver Nuggets history, Calvin Booth, is out of contract at season's end and there's no indication about the executive's future
2 months ago
Michael Porter Jr. #1 of the Denver Nuggets plays the Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth quarter at ...
Jake Shapiro

Calvin Booth has clear message about past MPJ trade rumors

The Denver Nuggets never got close to breaking up their Core Four ahead of Thursday's NBA Trade Deadline, per the man in charge Calvin Booth
2 months ago
Jonas Valanciunas #17 of the Washington Wizards rebounds against the Denver Nuggets during the seco...
Jake Shapiro

Report: Nuggets wanted trade for big but instead Denver’s picks got him to another team

The Nuggets lost out on bringing a solid veteran center to the Mile High City on Wednesday when the Sacramento Kings swooped to get Jonas Valanciunas
2 months ago
Kevin Demoff, KSE...
Jake Shapiro

Avs and Nuggets are finally back on TV, KSE apologizes

The bosses at KSE and other key figures announced an agreement between the sides ending a nearly six-year stalemate
2 months ago
Yves Missi #21 of the New Orleans Pelicans goes to the basket against Michael Porter Jr. #1 of the ...
Jake Shapiro

Malone drops big hint about Nuggets NBA Trade Deadline plans

If the Denver Nuggets are not going to deal their Core Four before Thursday's NBA Trade Deadline
2 months ago
Russell Westbrook of the Denver Nuggets...
Jake Shapiro

There’s no timeline for Russell Westbrook’s return

The Denver Nuggets lost two rotation players over the weekend to injury and it could be a while before we see Russell Westbrook again
2 months ago
Nuggets Peyton Watson...
Will Petersen

Nuggets lose key bench player for at least the next month

The Nuggets will be without forward Peyton Watson for at least the next month after he suffered a knee sprain against the 76ers
2 months ago
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 16: Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets gets a rebound past...
Jake Shapiro

Joel Embiid will not play for the 76ers against the Nuggets again

The Philadelphia 76ers will again be without their former NBA MVP when they meet three-time league MVP and the Denver Nuggets on Friday
3 months ago
Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets is fouled by Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the New York Knicks d...
Jake Shapiro

Nikola and the Nuggets struggle in New York, now on worst skid of season

Michael Malone reinserted Aaron Gordon into the starting lineup but shook things up by making Christian Braun a reserve—no matter things were out of whack for the Denver Nuggets all night in New York on Wednesday
3 months ago
Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) talks to Denver Nuggets' Andre Iguodala (9) after the War...
Jake Shapiro

Legendary Nuggets villain will get jersey retired by rival team

Very few basketball players have ticked off Coloradans the way Andre Iguodala, he is getting his jersey retired by Warriors
3 months ago
Aaron Gordon (32) greets Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets after Jokic hit a full-court heave...
Jake Shapiro

We think Nikola Jokic hit the longest shot in Nuggets history. Here’s the evidence.

Nikola Jokic hit one of the longest shots in NBA history on Thursday night and maybe the longest in Denver Nuggets history, a bolt from the other side of Ball Arena
3 months ago
Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets shoots against Domantas Sabonis #11 of the Sacramento Kings ...
Jake Shapiro

Nikola Jokic hits historic heave in record night as Nuggets beat Kings

All of Denver will probably walk into work Friday claiming they were at Ball Arena because of Nikola Jokic's historic night against the Kings
3 months ago