Denver Nuggets News
The Denver Nuggets have added 4 players to there roster going into training camp by signing Robbie Hummel from the Minnesota Timberwolves, DJ Kennedy from the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jarnell Stokes from the Miami Heat, and Nate Wolters from the Milwaukee Bucks where they will have a chance to make a roster spot this season.
The Denver Nuggets look to take advantage of there depth this season where they may have one of the deepest teams in the NBA.
The Denver Nuggets have acquired 2 second round picks from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Joffrey Lauvergne to help shape out the depth on the roster.
The Denver Nuggets look to exceed expectations by taking advantage of there chemistry and stay healthy with there core of Danilo Galinari, Kenneth Faried, Emmanuel Mudiay, Nikola Jokic, Gary Harris, and Wilson Chandler.
Good News for the Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic has won a silver medal after dominating for Team Serbia.
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 resigned veteran 3 point shooting specialist Mike Miller for some extra help on the wing behind Danilo Galinari and Wilson Chandler.
With the NBA Summer league going on the Denver Nuggets feel confident in there backcourt of Emmanuel Mudiay and Gary Harris who have been excellent scorers along with rookie Jamal Murray.
With free agency going on the Denver Nuggets just look to keep there core of Danilo Galinari, Kenneth Faried, Emmanuel Mudiay, Gary Harris, Nikola Jokic, and Wilson Chandler together unless they can find the ultimate trade for the star they want.
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 may look to make a trade this offseason which would be after the draft and depending on who they pick in the draft.
With the #7 pick in the draft the Denver Nuggets look for there biggest need which may be a wing player or a big man and who they like.
What is the Denver Nuggets roster and salary? The Denver Nuggets roster and salary starts with Darrell Arthur who is making $2 million a year to be the backup power forward, DJ Augustin who is making $3 million a year to be the backup point guard, Will Barton who is making $3 million a year to be the 6th man and backup shooting guard, Wilson Chandler who is making $10 million a year to be the backup small forward, Kenneth Faried who is making $11 million to be the starting power forward, Danilo Galinari who is making 14 million a year to be the starting small forward and leader of the team, Gary Harris who is making $1 million a year to be there starting shooting guard, Nikola Jokic who is making $1 million a year to be there starting center, Jofferey Lauvergne who is making $1 million a year, Mike Miller who is making $900,000 a year, Emmanuel Mudiay who is making $4 million a year to be there starting point guard, Jameer Nelson who is making $4 million a year, Jusuf Nurkic who is making $1 million a year to be there backup center, JaKarr Sampson who is making 200,000 a year.
Who were the Denver Nuggets draft picks in 2015? The Denver Nuggets draft picks in 2015 starts with Emmanuel Mudiay who was the 7th overall pick and showed star potential and made it onto the All NBA Rookie 2nd team and selected Nikola Radicevic who was the 57th overall pick and has yet to play in an NBA Game where he continues to play overseas.
Good News for the Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic has been named to the All NBA Rookie 1st team and Emmanuel Mudiay has been named to the All NBA Rookie 2nd team where they also earned the #7 pick in the NBA Draft where they are using Pre Draft Workouts to figure out who they want.
How much are Lakers Nuggets tickets?
The Denver Nuggets coming to Los Angeles is one of the most highly anticipated games on the schedule during the regular NBA season as there is history between the two teams that includes ex Lakers head coach Pat Riley and the fact Denver only plays at the Staples Center once. The average Lakers Nuggets tickets cost is $296.00 per ticket. When the Lakers head to the Pepsi Center in Denver the average ticket price is $85.00 per seat.
With the NBA Draft lottery coming up the Denver Nuggets look into who they look to Draft and hope to sneak into a higher pick than expected.
The Denver Nuggets are in the hunt to sneak into the Western Conference Playoffs next season with a set up and young talented core with another year in experience.
The Denver Nuggets look like they have the tools to make the playoffs next season with there core as long as they stay healthy and are deep enough to deep 1 superstar acquisition away from even being a title contender and for the future.
After not too bad of season there were some upsides and downsides with developing rookie and injuries to veterans the Nuggets look to use there extra load of depth to maybe acquire a big player and land another good Draft pick.
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 33-48 record after losing 4 of there last 5 games and losing to the Utah Jazz 100-84 without Kenneth Faried where both rookies Emmanuel Mudiay and Nikola Jokic led the team in scoring where Emmanuel Mudiay had 19 points and 5 assists, and Nikola Jokic delivered 19 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals, Will Barton led the team in steals where he put up 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks, and Jusuf Nurkic led the team in blocks with 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 blocks. With 1 game left the Denver Nuggets look to finish the season strong vs the Portland Trail Blazers where the top matchup to see is between the backcourts of Emmanuel Mudiay and Gary Harris vs Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum.
The Denver Nuggets have now moved to a disappointing 32-46 record after losing to the Sacramento Kings 115-106 where Gary Harris led the team in scoring where he put up 19 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 blocks, Nikola Jokic led the team in rebounds where he put up 6 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 blocks, Emmanuel Mudiay led the team in assists where he put up 15 points and 6 assists, Kenneth Faried and JaKarr Sampson both led the team in blocks where Kenneth Faried put up 8 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks, and JaKarr Sampson put up 2 blocks. and Joffrey Lauvergne also had a big game where he put up 15 points and 6 rebounds. The Denver Nuggets look to bounce back against the Oklahoma City Thunder where the main matchup to watch is between forwards Kenneth Faried vs Kevin Durant.
Bad News for the Denver Nuggets it is likely that Danilo Galinari will miss the remainder of the season due to an ankle injury. The Nuggets have now moved to a disappointing 32-44 record after defeating the Memphis Grizzlies 109-105 where Will Barton led the team in scoring where he put up 25 points and 6 rebounds, Nikola Jokic led the team in rebounds with 14 rebounds, Emmanuel Mudiay and DJ Augustin both led the team in assists where Emmanuel Mudiay put up 17 points and 5 assists, and DJ Augustin put up 5 assists, and Darrell Arthur led the team in blocks where he put up 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 block. The Denver Nuggets look to go for 2 in a row against the New Orleans Pelicans where the main matchup to watch is between big men Kenneth Faried vs Omer Asik.
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.
Bad News for the Denver Nuggets Danilo Galinari has suffered 2 torn ligaments in his ankle where he will miss up to a month. The Nuggets have now moved to a disappointing 23-37 record after losing to the Memphis Grizzlies 193-96 where Kenneth Faried led the team in scoring where he put up 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists, Emmanuel Mudiay led the team in assists where he put up 8 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 blocks, and Gary Harris also had a big game with 15 points. The Denver Nuggets look to bounce back 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 acquired DJ Augustin from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Randy Foye and signed JaKarr Sampson from the Philadelphia 76ers. The Nuggets have now moved to a disappointing 22-34 record after losing to the Boston Celtics 121-101 where Nikola Jokic led the team in scoring where he put up 23 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals, DJ Augustin led the team in assists in his Nuggets debut where he put up 13 points and 4 assists, Gary Harris led the team in steals where he put up 14 points and 3 steals, Darrell Arthur led the team in blocks with 2 blocks, Danilo Galinari and Emmanuel Mudiay both had big games also where Danilo Galinari put up 17 points, and Emmanuel Mudiay put up 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals. The Denver Nuggets look to bounce back against the Sacramento Kings where the main matchup to watch is between small forwards Danilo Galinari vs Rudy Gay.
There has been talk about a potential trade rumor between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers where the Nuggets would acquire Blake Griffin and Lance Stephenson in exchange for Danilo Galinari, Kenneth Faried, Will Barton, and Nikola Jokic which has been denied but with the Trade Deadline 3 days away any given deal can happen. The Nuggets have now moved to a disappointing 22-32 record after defeating the Detroit Pistons 103-92 where Will Barton led the team in scoring where he put up 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals, Jusuf Nurkic led the team in rebounds where he put up 16 points and 11 rebounds, Emmanuel Mudiay led the team in assists where he put up 14 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals, Danilo Galinari and Gary Harris both led the team in steals where Danilo Galinari put up 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals, and Gary Harris put up 11 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals. The Denver Nuggets look to go for 2 in a row against the Sacramento Kings where the main matchup to watch is between small forwards Danilo Galinari vs Rudy Gay.
Good News for the Denver Nuggets Emmanuel Mudiay and Nikola Jokic have been named to the BBVA RIsing Stars Challenge and Will Barton has been named to the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. The Nuggets have now moved to a weak 21-32 record after falling short to the Brooklyn Nets 105-104 where Danilo Galinari led the team in scoring where he put up 24 points, 7 assists, and 2 steals, Kenneth Faried led the team in rebounds where he put up 22 points and 13 rebounds, Emmanuel Mudiay led the team in assists where he put up 7 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 2 steals, and Gary Harris led the team in steals where he put up 17 points and 3 steals. The Denver Nuggets look to bounce back against the Detroit Pistons where the main matchup to watch is between big men Kenneth Faried vs Andre Drummond.
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 have now moved to a disappointing 16-26 record after losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-104 where Danilo Galinari led the team in scoring where he put up 27 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 steals, Kenneth Faried led the team in rebounds where he put up 17 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block, Emmanuel Mudiay led the team in assists where he put up 13 points, 3 rebounds, and 9 assists, and Darrell Arthur led the team in blocks where he put up 4 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 blocks. the Denver Nuggets look to bounce back against the Memphis Grizzlies where the main matchup to watch is between point guards Emmanuel Mudiay vs Mike Conley.
The Denver Nuggets move to a disappointing 12-23 record after extending there losing streak to 6 against the Portland Trail Blazers 112-106 where Danilo Galinari led the team in scoring where he put up 29 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block, Nikola Jokic led the team in rebounds where he put up 9 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block, Jameer Nelson led the team in assists where he put up 17 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, and 1 steal, Darrell Arthur led the team in steals where he put up 7 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 2 steals, and Randy Foye led the team in blocks where he put up 4 points, 2 assists, 2 blocks. The Denver Nuggets look to snap there losing streak and bounce back against the Minnesota Timberwolves where the main matchup to watch is between small forwards Danilo Galinari vs Andrew Wiggins.
The Denver Nuggets have now moved to a disappointing 12-19 record after losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-112 without Danilo Galinari and Emmanuel Mudiay where Kenneth Faried led the team in scoring where he put up 25 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocks, Jameer Nelson and Will Barton both led the team in assists where Jameer Nelson put up 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists, and Will Barton put up 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, Gary Harris and Kostas Papanikolaou both led the team in steals where Gary Harris put up 16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals, and Kostas Papanikolaou put up 3 points, 3 assists, and 2 steals, and Joffery Lauvergne also had a big game where he put up 18 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 assist. The Denver Nuggets look to bounce back against the Cleveland Cavaliers where the main matchup to watch is between small forwards Danilo Galinari vs LeBron James.
The Denver Nuggets have now moved to a disappointing 8-13 record after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers 108-105 where Danilo Galinari led the team in scoring where he put up 24 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block, Kenneth Faried and Will Barton both led the team in rebounds where Kenneth Faried put up 12 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 blocks, and Will Barton put up 16 points, 9 rebounds 1 assist, and 1 steal, Emmanuel Mudiay and Mike Miller both led the team in assists where Emmanuel Mudiay put up 10 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1 steal, and Mike Miller put up 8 points, 1 rebound, and 6 assists, and Darrell Arthur led the team in steals where he put up 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. The Denver Nuggets look to go for 2 in a row against the Orlando Magic which is a homecoming game for Jameer Nelson where the main matchup to watch is between guards Emmanuel Mudiay vs Victor Oladipo.
The Denver Nuggets are now at a disappointing 6-11 record after losing to the Dallas Mavericks 92-81 where Darrell Arthur led the team in scoring where he put up 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, and 2 blocks, Danilo Galinari put up 12 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block, Emmanuel Mudiay and Will Barton both led the team in scoring where Emmanuel Mudiay put up 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal, Will Barton put up 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. and Kenneth Faried led the team in steals where he put up 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block. The Denver Nuggets look to bounce back against the Milwaukee Bucks where the main matchup to watch is between small forwards Danilo Galinari vs Giannis Antetekoumpo.
The Denver Nuggets are now at an average 6-6 record into the season after losing to the San Antonio Spurs 109-98 where Nikola Jokic led the team in scoring where he put up 23 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals, and 3 blocks, Emmanuel Mudiay led the team in assists where he put up 5 points, 3 rebounds, and 7 assists, and Gary Harris led the team in steals where he put up 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 steals. The Denver Nuggets look to bounce back against the Phoenix Suns where the main matchup to watch is between point guards Emmanuel Mudiay vs Eric Bledsoe.
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 small forward Danilo Galinari is set to prepared to be back to where he was this season before tearing his ACL in 2013. After missing the entire 2013-14 season and then having limited minutes and coming off the bench in the 2014-15 behind Wilson Chandler he is set going back to being the starting small forward. Before the injury Danilo Galinari was leading the team in scoring that season and helping them win 57 games that season and helping reach the 3rd seed in the Western Conference where they fell short to the Golden State Warriors in the 1st round. The Denver Nuggets are set to be in rebuilding mode so expect Danilo Galinari to just have an impressive season.
Kenneth Faried headlined the NBA 3x Philippines in 2015. He has participated alongside San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Danny Green. The event was from August 28th to the 30th where they worked with youth teams of all skill levels in a 3 on 3 tournament. The Denver Nuggets will look to be in rebuilding mode this upcoming season with there new core of Kenneth Faried, Danilo Galinari, Wilson Chandler, Emmanuel Mudiay, Jusuf Nurkic, and Gary Harris the Nuggets mainly look to develop there youngsters.
The Denver Nuggets got to see Kenneth Faried play and perform well at the Team USA exhibition where he put up 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists.
The Denver Nuggets have just pulled off a trio of resigns. They have resigned Jameer Nelson to back up and mentor Emmanuel Mudiay, Darrell Arthur to continue backing up Kenneth Faried, and Will Barton to bring spark off the bench behind Danilo Galinari and Wilson Chandler.
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 have been showing that they are in rebuilding mode after trading away star point guard Ty Lawson. The Nuggets traded away Ty Lawson to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Nick Johnson, Kostas Paponickoulau, and Joey Dorsey. The Denver Nuggets are looking to start over with there new rookie point guard Emmanuel Mudiay.
Exciting news for the Denver Nuggets this offseason is to see Kenneth Faried participate in Basketball without borders. The Denver Nuggets expect to have a new starting lineup this upcoming season under new head coach Mike Malone with Emmanuel Mudiay at point guard, Gary Harris at shooting guard, Danilo Galinari at small forward, Kenneth Faried at power forward, and Jusuf Nurkic at center.
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.
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