Denver Nuggets News
Denver has started the preseason off to an impressive 2-0 record. They escaped a 113-111 win over the Los Angeles Lakers without Gary Harris and Jamal Murray. Mason Plumlee led the team in scoring with 23 points off the bench. Trey Lyles led the team in assists where he scored 12 points, five rebounds, and six assists. Nikola Jokic and Malik Beasley both stepped up as well. Jokic had 20 points, six rebounds, and four assists. Beasley delivered 15 points. The Nuggets look to go for three in a row against the Perth Wildcats.
Denver has officially opened up their schedule for the NBA 2018-19 season. They will open the year at home with back to back games. The Nuggets will open up the season against the Phoenix Suns on October 20th. The key matchup will be between centers Nikola Jokic vs DeAndre Ayton. The Nuggets will face the Defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors the following night on October 21st. The main matchup will be between backcourts Gary Harris and Jamal Murray vs Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. The Denver Nuggets will look to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2013 this season.
Denver has made there few moves to keep the roster in shape. They have signed Isaiah Thomas from the Los Angeles Lakers, resigned Nikola Jokic to a four-year extension, and have resigned Will Barton. The Nuggets have acquired Isaiah Whitehead from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Kenneth Faried, Darrell Arthur, a first-round pick, and a second-round pick. The Denver Nuggets also acquired a future pick in exchange for Wilson Chandler. Denver will look to take there team to the next level this upcoming season.
Denver has made their draft choice. They have selected Michael Porter Jr with the 14th overall pick. The Nuggets hope Porter Jr can be there small forward of the future.
Denver has now moved to an impressive 46-35 record. They are on a six-game winning streak after defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 88-82. Will Barton led the team in scoring with 22 points. Nikola Jokic led the team in rebounds where he had a triple-double with 15 points, 20 rebounds, and 11 assists. The Nuggets look to win seven straight and finish there season in Minnesota against the Wolves as they fight for the final playoff spot. The top matchup will highlight centers Jokic vs Karl Anthony Towns.
Denver has now moved to an impressive 42-35 record. They have escaped a 128-125 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks without Gary Harris and Wilson Chandler. Nikola Jokic led the team in scoring where he scored 35 points, 13 rebounds, five assists, and three blocks. Paul Milsap led the team in rebounds where he had 26 points, 13 rebounds, and five assists. Jamal Murray led the team in assists with 27 points and seven assists. Will Barton stepped up as well with 10. The Nuggets look to go for three in a row against the Indiana Pacers. The top matchup will highlight centers Jokic vs Myles Turner.
Denver has now moved to an impressive 37-30 record. They have completed a 130-104 blowout over the Sacramento Kings. Gary Harris led the team in scoring with 21 points. Nikola Jokic led the team in rebounds where he scored a triple-double with 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jamal Murray and Wilson Chandler both stepped up as well. Murray had 20 points and Chandler dropped 16 points. The Nuggets look to win three straight in Los Angeles as they face the Lakers. The key matchup will feature backcourts Harris and Murray vs Isaiah Thomas and Lonzo Ball.
Denver has now moved to an impressive 33-27 record. They have snapped there four-game winning streak after falling short in a 119-114 loss to the Houston Rockets. Will Barton led the team in scoring where he scored 25 points, seven rebounds, six assists, and three steals. Nikola Jokic led the team in rebounds where he had 21 points, 14 rebounds, and eight assists. Gary Harris led the team in steals with five. Wilson Chandler led the team in blocks with three. Jamal Murray stepped up as well with 19 points. The Nuggets look to bounce back as they host the LA Clippers. The top matchup will feature centers Jokic vs DeAndre Jordan.
Denver has added another piece to the roster. They have acquired Devin Harris from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Emmanuel Mudiay. The Nuggets have now moved to an above average 31-26 record. They have won five of there last six games after defeating the San Antonio Spurs 117-109. Nikola Jokic led the team in scoring where he scored a triple-double with 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists. The rest of the starters stepped up as well. Gary Harris had 15 points. Jamal Murray put up 17 points. Wilson Chandler delivered 17 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals, and two blocks. Will Barton scored 20 points, five rebounds, and six assists. The Denver Nuggets look to win three in a row now in Milwaukee as they face the Bucks. The premier matchup will feature wings Harris vs Giannis Antetokoumpo.
Denver has now moved to an above average 26-23 record. They are now on a three-game winning streak after escaping a 91-89 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Gary Harris led the team in scoring with 24 points. Nikola Jokic led the team in rebounds where he scored a triple-double with 11 points, 16 rebounds, and 11 assists. Jamal Murray and Trey Lyles both stepped up as well. Murray had 15 points and Lyles delivered 10 rebounds. The Nuggets look to win their fourth straight game against the Boston Celtics. The key matchup will be between center Jokic vs Al Horford.
Denver has now moved to an average 23-23 record. They have suffered a 108-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Jamal Murray led the team in scoring with 30 points. Nikola Jokic led the team in rebounds where he scored 14 points, 17 rebounds, and five assists. Gary Harris led the team in steals where he had 16 points and three steals. Trey Lyles stepped up as well with 15 points. The Nuggets look to bounce back as they host former Nugget Jusuf Nurkic and the Portland Trail Blazers. The key matchup will feature center Jokic vs Nurkic.
Denver has now moved to an above average 23-22 record. They have fallen short in a 109-104 loss to the LA Clippers. Gary Harris led the team in scoring where he scored 19 points and four steals. Mason Plumlee led the team in rebounds where he had 16 points, 14 rebounds, and three steals. Will Barton led the team in assists with 17 points, six rebounds, and six assists. Nikola Jokic stepped up as well with 18 points and eight rebounds. The Nuggets look to bounce back into a playoff spot as they host the Phoenix Suns. The prime matchup will feature shooting guards Harris vs Devin Booker.
Denver has now moved to an above average 21-19 record. They have suffered a 124-114 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Nikola Jokic and Gary Harris both led the team in scoring with 22 points each. Jokic scored a triple-double with 22 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, and three steals. Trey Lyles led the team in steals where he had 21 points and three steals off the bench. Jamal Murray stepped up as well with 21 points. The Nuggets look to bounce back against the Atlanta Hawks. The most entertaining matchup will highlight guards Harris vs Dennis Schroeder.
Denver has now moved to an above average 19-17 record. They fell short in a 107-102 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Jamal Murray led the team in scoring with 31 points. Nikola Jokic led the team in rebounds where he scored 19 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, and three blocks. Gary Harris led the team in steals where he had 17 points and five steals. Trey Lyles stepped up as well with 16 points. The Nuggets look to bounce back as they host the Phoenix Suns. The key matchup will premier shooting guards Harris vs Devin Booker.
Denver has now moved to an above average 6-5 record. The Nuggets have defeated the Brooklyn Nets 112-104. Nikola Jokic led the team in scoring with a career night of 41 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, two steals, and two blocks. Gary Harris led the team in steals with six. Paul Milsap and Will Barton both led the team in blocks. Milsap scored 17 points, two steals, and two blocks. Barton had 17 points, two steals, and two blocks. Wilson Chandler stepped up with 10 rebounds. The Denver Nuggets look to go for two in a row against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The top matchup to enjoy will be between forwards Milsap vs Paul George.
Denver has started the season off to a disappointing 0-1 record. The Nuggets suffered a 106-96 loss to the Utah Jazz. Will Barton led the team in scoring with 23 points. Nikola Jokic led the team in rebounds where he scored seven points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists. Wilson Chandler led the team in steals with two. Paul Milsap stepped up with 19 points and six rebounds. The Denver Nuggets look to bounce back against the Sacramento Kings. The top matchup to enjoy is between centers Jokic vs Willie Cauley Stein.
Denver has opened up there preseason with a 108-102 win over the defending Champion Golden State Warriors. Paul Milsap led the team in scoring where he scored 22 points and 11 rebounds. Will Barton led the team in assists where he had six points, six rebounds, and five assists. Emmanuel Mudiay stepped up with 19 points and four assists. The Nuggets will look to go for 2 in a row against the Los Angeles Lakers with a matchup between power forwards Paul Milsap vs Julius Randle.
Denver is looking to stack the team around Nikola Jokic after acquiring Paul Milsap in a sign in trade in exchange for Danilo Gallinari. The Nuggets will make a push for a playoff spot for the first time since 2013.
After a 14-20 record the Nuggets had a bad loss to the first place Warriors 127-119. Nikola Jokic and Wilson Chandler both led the team in scoring. Jokic had 13 rebounds and five assists along with his 21 points. Danilo Galinari and Gary Harris both led the team in steals with two steals each. Gallo also had 19 points, eight rebounds, and four assists along with his two steals. Jusuf Nurkic had a big game after sitting out for a while with 15 points, six rebounds, and four assists off the bench. The Nuggets will go for a bounce back with the Kings coming to town with matchup between centers Nikola Jokic vs DeMarcus Cousins.
The Denver Nuggets have now moved to a 12-18 record after falling short against the Atlanta Hawks 109-108 where Danilo Galinari led the team in scoring where he scored 21 points and 11 rebounds, Wilson Chandler led the team in rebounds where he had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Nikola Jokic led the team in assists with 8 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 blocks, and Emmanuel Mudiay also had a big game where he delivered 17 points and 5 assists. The Denver Nuggets look to bounce back on the road against the L.A. Clippers key matchup to see is between centers Nikola Jokic vs DeAndre Jordan.
The Denver Nuggets have now moved to a disappointing 11-16 record after defeating the former Nugget Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks 127-114 where Kenneth Faried led the team in scoring where he scored 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks, Nikola Jokic led the team in rebounds where he had 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists, Emmanuel Mudiay led the team in assists with 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists, Will Barton led the team in steals where he delivered 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 steals, and Gary Harris also had a big game with 16 points. The Denver Nuggets look to go for 3 in a row at home against the Dallas Mavericks where to see is the top matchup between Danilo Galinari vs Harrison Barnes.
The Denver Nuggets have now moved to an average 3-3 record after defeating the Boston Celtics 123-107 where Emmanuel Mudiay led the team in scoring where he scored 30 points and 8 rebounds, Kenneth Faried led the team in rebounds with 11 rebounds, Jameer Nelson led the team in assists with 7 assists, Danilo Galinari and Wilson Chandler both had big games also where Danilo Galinari where he had 16 points and Wilson Chandler delivered 22 points and 5 rebounds. The Denver Nuggets look to go for 2 in a row against the Memphis Grizzlies where the top matchup to see is between point guards Emmanuel Mudiay vs Mike Conley.
The Denver Nuggets have started the season off to a below average 1-2 record after falling short against Toronto Raptors along with Will Barton leaving the game suffering a knee injury where Danilo Galinari, Emmanuel Mudiay, and Will Barton all led the team in scoring where Danilo Galinari scored 16 points, Emmanuel Mudiay had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists, and Will Barton delivered 16 points and 4 rebounds, and Jusuf Nurkic led the team in rebounds where he put up 13 points, 18 rebounds, and 5 blocks. The Denver Nuggets look to bounce back against the Minnesota Timberwolves where the top matchup to see is between small forwards Danilo Galinari vs Andrew Wiggins.
The Denver Nuggets have exercised options on young guns Emmanuel Mudiay, Gary Harris, and Jusuf Nurkic to continue to develop them. The Nuggets have finished the preseason with an average 4-4 record after defeating the Dallas Mavericks 101-75 without Emmanuel Mudiay and Gary Harris where Danilo Galinari led the team in scoring with 16 points, Kenneth Faried led the team in rebounds with 9 rebounds, Nikola Jokic and Jameer Nelson both led the team in assists where Nikola Jokic scored 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists, and Jameer Nelson had 4 assists. The Denver Nuggets open up the regular season on the road against the New Orleans Pelicans where the top matchup to see is between big men Nikola Jokic vs Anthony Davis.
The Denver Nuggets have started the preseason with an above average 2-1 after losing to the L.A. Lakers 124-115 without Nikola Jokic and Gary Harris where Jusuf Nurkic led the team in scoring where he scored 21 points and 16 rebounds, Emmanuel Mudiay led the team in assists where he had 14 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 steals, Will Barton led the team in in blocks with 15 points and 3 blocks, and Danilo Galinari also had a big game where he delivered 19 points. The Denver Nuggets look to bounce back against the Minnesota Timberwolves where the best matchup to enjoy is between wings Danilo Galinari vs Andrew Wiggins.
After signing all the rookies the Denver Nuggets have released their schedule for the 2016-17 season where the featured games start with a visit from the New Orleans Pelicans on October 26th where the main matchup to watch is between power forwards Kenneth Faried vs Anthony Davis along with defending NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers coming to town on March 22nd where the main matchup to watch is between forwards Danilo Gallinari and Kenneth Faried vs LeBron James and Kevin Love. On November 10th the defending Western Conference Champion Golden State Warriors head to Pepsi Center where the main matchup to watch is between forwards Danilo Gallinari and Kenneth Faried vs Kevin Durant and Draymond Green along with the San Antonio Spurs entering the building on Jan. 5 where the main matchup to watch is between forwards Danilo Gallinari and Kenneth Faried vs Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge. The Nuggets have another big game against the L.A. Lakers where the main matchup to see if between 2nd-year point guards Emmanuel Mudiay vs D'Angelo Russell along with a visit from the Houston Rockets where the big matchup goes to guards Emmanuel Mudiay vs James Harden.
The Denver Nuggets have selected Jamal Murray with the 7th overall pick, Juancho Hernangomez with the 15th overall pick, Malik Beasley with the 19th overall pick, and Petr Cornelie with the 53rd overall pick. The Denver Nuggets hope they can be ready to play at any given time.
The Denver Nuggets have ended the season with a disappointing 33-49 record after losing 5 of there last 6 games and losing to the Portland Trail Blazers 107-99 where Emmanuel Mudiay led the team in scoring where he had 25 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists to end his rookie season, Jusuf Nurkic led the team in rebounds with 11 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals, and 3 blocks, Gary Harris and Nikola Jokic both had big games also where Nikola Jokic delivered 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists, and Gary Harris scooped up 16 points and 4 rebounds. After an interesting season in the Rocky Mountains Danilo Galinari led the team in scoring where he average 19.5 ppg before suffering an ankle injury, Kenneth Faried led the team in rebounds with 8.7 rpg, Emmanuel Mudiay led the team in assists with 5.5 apg, Gary Harris led the team in steals with 1.3 spg, and Jusuf Nurkic led the team in blocks with 1.4 bpg. The Denver Nuggets look to build around there young core of Emmanuel Mudiay, Gary Harris, and Nikola Jokic.
The Denver Nuggets have now moved to a disappointing 30-42 record after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers 104-103 without Kenneth Faried due to a sore back and a game winner at the buzzer by Emmanuel Mudiay where he led the team in scoring where he put up 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists, Nikola Jokic and and DJ Augustin both led the team in assists where Nikola Jokic put up 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists, and DJ Augustin put up 9 points, 5 assists, and 2 steals, Jusuf Nurkic led the team in blocks where he put up 5 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, and 4 blocks, and Gary Harris also had a big game where he put up 18 points and 5 rebounds. The Denver Nuggets look to go for 2 in a row against the Los Angeles Lakers where the main matchup to watch is between rookie point guards Emmanuel Mudiay vs D'Angelo Russell.
The Denver Nuggets have now moved to a disappointing 28-39 record after winning 4 of there last 5 games and falling short against the Miami Heat 124-119 where Kenneth Faried led the team in scoring where he put up 24 points and 11 rebounds, Emmanuel Mudiay led the team in assists where he put up 23 points and 10 assists, and Gary Harris led the team in steals where he put up 18 points and 3 steals, The Denver Nuggets look to bounce back and go for win #29 against the Orlando Magic where the main matchup to watch is between guards Emmanuel Mudiay vs Victor Oladipo.
The Denver Nuggets have now moved to a disappointing 25-38 record after defeating the Dallas Mavericks 116-114 in overtime where Kenneth Faried led the team in scoring where he put up 25 points and 20 rebounds, Emmanuel Mudiay led the team in assists where he put up 16 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks, Gary Harris and Nikola Jokic both led the team in steals where Gary Harris put up 16 points and 2 steals, and Nikola Jokic put up 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 2 steals. The Denver Nuggets look to go for 2 in a row against the New York Knicks where the main matchup to watch is between forwards Kenneth Faried vs former Nugget Carmelo Anthony.
The Denver Nuggets have now moved to a weak 17-27 record after defeating the Detroit Pistons 104-101 without Kenneth Faried and Jameer Nelson where Danilo Galinari led the team in scoring where he put up 30 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals, Emmaunel Mudiay led the team in assists where he put up 18 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists, Gary Harris led the team in steals where he put up 13 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 steals, and Nikola Jokic led the team in blocks where he put up 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals. The Denver Nuggets look to go for 2 in a row against the Atlanta Hawks where the main matchup to watch is between forwards Danilo Galinari vs Paul Milsap.
The Denver Nuggets are off to a below average 1-2 start to the season after losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-93 where Danilo Galinari and Will Barton both led the team in scoring where Danilo Galinari put up 15 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 steal, and Will Barton put up 15 points, 3 rebounds 1 assist, and 2 steals. Joffery Lauvergne led the team in rebounds where he put up 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal, Jameer Nelson led the team in assists where he put up 13 points, 1 rebound, 7 assists, and 1 steal. and Kenneth Faried led the team in blocks where he put up 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocks. The Denver Nuggets hope they can surpass expectations through the season.
The Denver Nuggets are coming off an impressive 3-1 start to the preseason. After a victory against the defending World Champion Golden State Warriors 114-103 where Kenneth Faried led the team in scoring where he put up 22 points,12 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocks, and Emmanuel Mudiay led the team in assists where he put up 16 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, and 1 steal. The Denver Nuggets also exercise there options on Jusuf Nurkic and Gary Harris. The Denver Nuggets want to use this preseason for motivation to shock the league this season.
Denver Nuggets 2015 roster
Darrell Arthur forward
Will Barton guard
Wilson Chandler forward
Ian Clark guard
Joey Dorsey forward
Kenneth Faried forward
Randy Foye guard
Jamaal Franklin guard
Danilo Gallinari forward
Erick Green guard
Gary Harris guard
JJ Hickson forward
Nick Johnson guard
NIkola Jokic center
Joffrey Lauvergne forward
Emmanuel Mudiay guard
Jameer Nelson guard
Jusuf Nurkic center
Kostas Papanikolaou forward
Nikola Radicevic guard
The Denver Nuggets scored when they locked up Danilo Galinari to a multi year contract extension. Danilo Galinari was the leading scorer for the Nuggets before he tore his ACL and this is the 1st year where he should come back healthy at his true form. The Denver Nuggets will be expecting a lot out of him.
The Denver Nuggets are coming off a disappointing season and has showed that they are in a rebuilding mode. So far this offseason they have drafted point guard Emmanuel Mudiay with the 7th overall pick and have resigned Jameer Nelson and Will Barton. Emmanuel Mudiay has looked like he can be a very good player from how he has performed in the summer league. They have also signed Wilson Chandler with a 4 year extension and have been in trade talks for Ty Lawson which could be interesting. The Denver Nuggets look like they are building for the future.
