Will Justin Holiday have role in Nuggets’ playoff rotation?
SALT LAKE CITY — Justin Holiday was out of the locker room early to warm up for the second half Tuesday night, but an acrobatic halftime performer and his small …
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Which players will make Nuggets’ 2024 playoff bench rotation?
If their success in 2023 set any sort of precedent, then the Nuggets are probably about to shorten their bench for the NBA playoffs. Michael Malone kept his rotation eight-deep …
How Kevin Durant’s invite-only pickup game inspired Peyton Watson
It’s a parent’s job to worry over nothing, to invent hypothetical situations that’ll make a teenager’s eyes roll at the sheer effort of the paranoia. Typical stuff, like: What if …
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope eyes repeat as contract option looms
MINNEAPOLIS — The Nuggets no longer need a physical prop to represent their championship aspirations, so Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is thinking of scaling back on a 2023 tradition. When he was …
Why Nuggets teammates want Reggie Jackson to keep shooting
MIAMI — The backcourt that shepherded Denver to consecutive road wins in Miami during last year’s NBA Finals was waiting to check back into the game, waiting to send Heat …
Bruce Brown has 2-hour video of every basket made with Nuggets
When the Nuggets bestowed Bruce Brown with his overdue ring in Denver, the cowboy was already carrying a piece of his former team with him every time he ambled into …
He deserves to be here
INDIANAPOLIS — Aside from lacking a second NBA All-Star representative this weekend, the Nuggets also notably didn’t have a single participant at the Rising Stars Game on Friday night. Two …
Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon has “best hands in the business”
Aaron Gordon was running a fade route, straight downfield, but the ball wasn’t lofted up for him to chase. It was thrown on a line, about head height. As he …
Games without Nikola Jokic are rare. Nuggets frontcourt can learn from them
OKLAHOMA CITY — Aaron Gordon isn’t trying to emulate the MVP he’s replacing, even if the ball filters through him more than usual when he plays center. “I wanted to …
Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon included on USA Basketball pool of finalists for 2024 Olympics
INDIANAPOLIS — Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon was included in a USA Basketball pool of 41 finalists for the 2024 Olympic team released Tuesday. Twelve players on the list will make …