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• Northwest Notes: Porter, Westbrook, Nuggets, Wolves, Thunder
Nuggets starting forward Michael Porter Jr. and sixth man guard Russell Westbrook have both been removed from the club’s injury report ahead of a critical Game 6 encounter with the Clippers on Thursday night, Denver has announced (Twitter link). Westbrook, 36, twisted his foot prior to Game 3. The former league MVP subsequently sat out much […]...2025
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• ‘Shameful’ – Insider’s Update on Michael Porter Jr. Escaping Discipline Leaves Fans Outraged
Michael Porter Jr. left the bench during a Nuggets-Clippers scuffle in Game 4 but avoided suspension, sparking fan outrage over the NBA's rule enforcement....2025
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• Michael Porter Jr. Won’t Be Suspended For Game 5

Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. won’t face a suspension for leaving the bench area during an altercation that took place in Game 4 of the team’s series vs. the Clippers, a league spokesperson confirmed to Law Murray of The Athletic (Twitter link) and Bennett Durando of The Denver Post (subscription required). As we outlined on […]...2025
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• Russell Westbrook Ruled Out For Game 4; Michael Porter Jr. To Play
The Nuggets won’t have Russell Westbrook as they try to even their series with the Clippers later today, the team announced (via Twitter). Westbrook has been dealing with inflammation in his left foot that limited him to nine minutes in the Game 3 loss on Thursday. He contributed just three points, one rebound and one […]...2025
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• Russell Westbrook Out For Game 4 With Foot Injury; Michael Porter Jr. Available To Play

Russell Westbrook will miss Game 4 of the Denver Nuggets' series against the Los Angeles Clippers with a foot injury. Westbrook left Game 3 in the second quarter with the injury. Michael Porter Jr. is available to play after suffering a sprained shoulder in Game 2. The Nuggets are down 2-1 in the series....2025
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• Is Michael Porter Jr. Playing Tonight? Latest Injury Update on Nuggets Star Ahead of Game 4 vs. Clippers
Find out more on the injury status of Michael Porter Jr. heading into Game 4 of Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Clippers....2025
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• Northwest Notes: Porter, Westbrook, Nuggets, Wolves, Thunder
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• ‘Shameful’ – Insider’s Update on Michael Porter Jr. Escaping Discipline Leaves Fans Outraged
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• Michael Porter Jr. Won’t Be Suspended For Game 5
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• Russell Westbrook Out For Game 4 With Foot Injury; Michael Porter Jr. Available To Play
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• Is Michael Porter Jr. Playing Tonight? Latest Injury Update on Nuggets Star Ahead of Game 4 vs. Clippers
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• Westbrook's early exit adds to Denver injury woes
Russell Westbrook tried playing through a left-foot injury but was pulled midway through the second quarter Thursday night, while Michael Porter Jr. struggled with his injured left shoulder in the Nuggets' Game 3 loss....2025
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• Michael Porter Jr. Questionable For Game 3 With Shoulder Sprain

Michael Porter Jr. is listed as questionable for Game 3 between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers due to a sprained left shoulder. Porter suffered the injury in Game 2. He had 15 points and 15 rebounds at the time of the injury. The series is currently tied at 1....2025
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• Nuggets injury report: Michael Porter Jr. (shoulder) expects to play in Game 3 vs. the Clippers
On Monday evening, the Nuggets hosted the Clippers for Game 2 of their first-round matchup. Denver narrowly won Game 1 in OT, 112-110. It was another closely contested battle in Game 2. In Game 1 vs. the Clippers, SF Michael Porter Jr. had three points and four rebounds. He bounced back in Game 2 Monday […] The post Nuggets injury report: Michael Porter Jr. (shoulder) expects to play in Gam...2025
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• Michael Porter Jr. Injury Update: Nuggets Dealing With Bad News After Game 2 Loss vs. Clippers
Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. suffered a worrying shoulder injury in the final minutes of the Game 2 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers....2025
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• Michael Porter Suffered Shoulder Sprain In Game 2, Says He'll Play Game 3

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. had a bounce-back game in Game 2 of the first round series against the LA Clippers. Well, for the most part. After struggling in Game 1, Porter scored 15 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. However, it was one late play that left Porter wishing he approached things differently. Porter turned the ball over after grabbing a crucial rebound. In the scramble, the ...2025
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• Zach LaVine trade rumors may be back after comments from new Kings GM resurface

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images Zach LaVine probably shouldn’t get too comfortable in Sacramento. Zach LaVine feels like he’s been permanently stapled to the trade block during his NBA career. LaVine has already been traded twice in his first 11 seasons in the league: the Minnesota Timberwolves sent him to the Chicago Bulls after his third year as part of the Jimmy Butler deal,...2025
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• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Ranking every 2025 NBA Playoffs team by their chances to win it all The 2025 NBA Playoffs are here with three big favorites and a pool of contenders ready to play the spoiler. The Boston Celtics are trying to become the league’s first back-to-back champion since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors. Boston ran over the league on their way t...2025
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"The Denver Nuggets reportedly had interest in LaVine at the trade deadline this year, but Chicago didn’t want Michael Porter Jr."

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"The league is looking into prop bets featuring Porter, the younger brother of Michael Porter Jr."

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"He talked about the development of some of Denver’s key role-players, like Michael Porter Jr."

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"Nuggets' Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr. unlikely to return for NBA playoffs, per report"

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"Michael Porter Jr., Nuggets agree to five-year designated max extension worth up to $207 million, per report"

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"Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr."

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"Porter is the younger brother of 2018 lottery pick Michael Porter Jr."

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"Missouri freshman Michael Porter Jr. cleared for all basketball activities"

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"The post Michael Porter Jr drops 36 Points & 15 Rebounds in State Quarterfinals appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"The post Five-Star SF Michael Porter Jr Trains with Stephen Curry (VIDEO) appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"is hooping with the Washington Wizards, his younger cousin, Michael Porter Jr."

• Zach LaVine trade rumors may be back after comments from new Kings GM resurface
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• Report: Nuggets ownership didn’t want to trade Michael Porter Jr. at deadline
According to NBA insider Matt Moore, Denver Nuggets ownership didn’t want to trade Michael Porter Jr. at the February trade deadline. The Nuggets made two drastic moves on Tuesday, firing general manager Calvin Booth and head coach Michael Malone. “The Nuggets knew entering the year they were short on shooting,” Moore wrote. “Booth said as […] The post Rep...2025
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• Stephen Curry Ranked As World's 2nd Highest Paid Athlete In 2024

Stephen Curry was the second highest paid athlete in the world in 2024 at a combined total of $153.8 million ($100 million in endorsements, $53.8 million salary). LeBron James ranked fifth at $133.2 million. The pair were two of the 36 basketball players in the top-100. Basketball Players in Sportico Top-1002. Stephen Curry: $153.8 million5. LeBron James: $133.2 million13. Giannis Antetokounmpo: $...2025
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• Nuggets’ Malone: “We’re Not Trading Michael Porter”
Michael Porter Jr. enjoyed his best game of the season on Monday, pouring in 36 points in 40 minutes en route to a 12-point victory over New Orleans. After the win, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was asked if he’s touched base with Porter more frequently ahead of the February 6 deadline, given that the […]...2025
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• Nuggets HC makes bold statement on Michael Porter Jr.'s future

At least according to Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, Michael Porter Jr. isn't going anywhere at the trade deadline....2025
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• Michael Malone Says 'We're Not Trading Michael Porter'
Michael Malone said that the Denver Nuggets were not trading Michael Porter Jr. amid rumors leading up to the trade deadline. "We're not trading Michael Porter. So I'm not touching base with anybody on that. ... Michael is a really important piece, he helped us win a championship," said Malone following the Nuggets' win over the Pelicans on Monday night. Porter, who scored 36 points on Monday, is...2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Let’s jump around the league to find the players most likely to get relocated at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. In a now-annual tradition at SB Nation, we are scouring through the internet’s endless supply of NBA trade rumors and asking around our NBA team site network to ask our local experts (alongside some national analysis from yours truly) to see ...2025
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• NBA Rumors: Nuggets, Michael Porter Jr, Warriors, Jonathan Kuminga, Grizzlies

Nuggets The Nuggets may need to make a move and the name of Michael Porter Jr. has been the name mentioned most ahead of the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline. But would Denver actually do it? “If the Nuggets are going to swing a big deal, Porter’s $35.9 million salary almost has to be included,” […] The post NBA Rumors: Nuggets, Michael Porter Jr, Warriors, Jonathan Kuminga, Grizz...2025
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• Nuggets’ Malone, Porter Address Trade Rumors
The Nuggets and forward Michael Porter Jr. have been at the center of one of the biggest trade rumors so far this season, with reports indicating that Denver is exploring the possibility of making a deal for Bulls guard Zach LaVine. Porter’s cap hit of nearly $36MM would be necessary for matching purposes in a […]...2024
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• Russell Westbrook Ruled Out For Game 4; Michael Porter Jr. To Play
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• Michael Porter Jr. Questionable For Game 3 With Shoulder Sprain
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• Nuggets injury report: Michael Porter Jr. (shoulder) expects to play in Game 3 vs. the Clippers
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• Michael Porter Suffered Shoulder Sprain In Game 2, Says He'll Play Game 3
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• Nuggets’ Porter Injures Shoulder, Blames Self For Game 2 Loss
After scoring just three points and not being part of the closing lineup in the Nuggets‘ Game 1 win on Saturday, forward Michael Porter Jr. bounced back in Game 2 on Monday, posting 15 points and 15 rebounds in 33 minutes of action. However, when he spoke to reporters after the game, Porter admitted he […]...2025
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• Zach LaVine trade rumors may be back after comments from new Kings GM resurface
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• Michael Malone Says Nuggets Not Trading Michael Porter Jr.
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone says the team is not trading forward Michael Porter Jr. These comments followed the Nuggets’ 125-113 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in which Porter Jr. scored a season-high 36 points. He did so on 12-of-22 shooting that included seven triples. Porter Jr. has had his name floating across […] The post Michael Malone Says Nuggets Not Trading...2025
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• Nuggets’ Malone: “We’re Not Trading Michael Porter”
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• Lakers blame refs for blowing 20-point lead to Nuggets, and even their fans won’t buy it

Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images Sorry Lakers, but the refs weren’t the reason you blew a 20-point lead to the Nuggets. The Los Angeles Lakers finally had a win over the Denver Nuggets in their grasp. Down 1-0 in their first round series in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, the Lakers walloped Denver in the first half, opening up a 20-point lead early in the third quarter. Game over, right?...2024
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• How Michael Porter Jr. helped Nuggets defeat Lakers while dealing with ‘bad’ family drama

Porter Jr. scored 19 points versus the Lakers on Saturday night in Game 1....2024
• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship

Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports Let’s rank the 16 teams in the 2024 NBA Playoffs by their championship chances. The 2024 NBA Playoffs don’t exactly feel wide open. There’s a superpower hanging over both the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference as the playoffs begin, but at this point NBA fans should know anything can happen in the postseason. Last year saw a wild run of upsets with the ...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: The Letter and the Banner, Again

Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, October 26th, 2023 We once again find ourselves a few blocks away from Coors Field. Instead of being at 20th and Blake we are at Speer and Chopper. Ball Arena, home of the Denver Nuggets, sits silent just two days after the NBA season tipped off within its walls. We’ve been here before. Almost exactly one year ago the Colorado Avalanche raised their 20...2023
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season

Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their championship chances for the 2023-2024 season. The NBA always feels like it’s at its best when there’s an elite tier of contenders. After two blockbuster trades to close the summer, it finally feels like that’s the case as the league enters the 2023-2024 season. The Bucks have added Damian Lillard to fix a struggling halfcourt offense in the playoffs. The ...2023
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• Jamal Murray doesn’t play basketball, he perfects it
Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NBAE via Getty Images How Jamal Murray meditated, celebrated and visualized his way to the top of the NBA. There are some things you grow into, others out of, and rare things that never leave you. When Jamal Murray first shot an arrow it was at his Kentucky Wildcat teammate, E. J. Floreal, watching from the bench. Murray had fired off a corner 3-pointer, springing...2023
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• Nuggets first championship elicits memories of Broncos Super Bowl XXXII win
Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images The comparisons between the two long-time franchises in Denver winning their first championships are vast. Disbelief. Euphoria. Dreamlike. All of the emotions fans of the Denver Nuggets are feeling right now and have the last two days is what Denver Broncos fans experienced on Jan. 25, 1998. And still are. The long...2023
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• Aaron Gordon needed the Nuggets as much as they needed him
Aaron Gordon’s evolution as a player happened right on time for the Nuggets. The rosters at the 2013 McDonald’s All-American Game were headlined by four combo forwards lined up at the top of the class recruiting rankings. Each player had a unique blend of skills they put on display during practice scrimmages at Attack Athletics on the West Side of Chicago. Andrew Wiggins was the Canadian mystery m...2023
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• The Nuggets are too big and too powerful for Heat in NBA Finals
Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images The Heat have been a tremendous Cinderella story, but the clock is about to strike midnight against Denver. The Denver Nuggets were the best team in the Western Conference all season long. And in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals, they showed why they’re the best team in the NBA. It’s not because the Miami Heat completely shut down. While some players s...2023
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• How Nikola Jokic became the NBA’s version of Tom Brady
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Jokic was a draft steal for the ages. Nikola Jokic is headed to his first NBA Finals, and all the momentum is with Denver. It’s the culmination of an incredible 10-year career that still feels like it’s just getting started, and came about in the most incredible way. Joker being on the verge of winning his first NBA championship is an opportunity to appreci...2023
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• The Nuggets are changing what an NBA championship contender is supposed to look like
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The NBA superteams all went bust. The steady Nuggets keep on rolling. Hours before the Eastern Conference’s Game 7, as the Denver Nuggets were finally going to learn if they would be facing Boston or Miami in the NBA Finals, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone sat down for a sanguine pre-Finals presser. He talked about how Denver had occupied themselv...2023
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• Porter puts onus on Clips' doctor for fall in draft
Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. blamed the prognosis of the Clippers' team doctor for his being passed up by L.A. twice in the 2018 draft....2020
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• Michael Porter Jr., Nuggets agree to five-year designated max extension worth up to $207 million, per report
Denver selected Porter with the 14th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft...2021
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• Nuggets' Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr. unlikely to return for NBA playoffs, per report
Murray and Porter have combined to play in nine games this season...2022
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• Michael Porter Jr drops 36 Points & 15 Rebounds in State Quarterfinals
Nathan Hale, coach by Brandon Roy, stays undefeated at 27-0. The post Michael Porter Jr drops 36 Points & 15 Rebounds in State Quarterfinals appeared first on SLAMonline....2017
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• Nuggets president says Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr. could return this season: 'It's up to them'
Denver has fared well without two of their key players so far this season...2022
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• Michael Porter Jr & Brandon Roy Named Naismith National HS Player of the Year & Coach of the Year
After leading Nathan Hale HS to a perfect 29-0 season, the duo sweep Naismith national awards. The post Michael Porter Jr & Brandon Roy Named Naismith National HS Player of the Year & Coach of the Year appeared first on SLAMonline....2017
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• Missouri's Porter Jr. (back) likely out for season
Missouri freshman forward Michael Porter Jr. will have back surgery and he is likely out for the remainder of the season, the school announced on Tuesday....2017
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• Dr. A's weekly risers and fallers: Jaren Jackson Jr. and Michael Porter Jr. make the list

Who are the fantasy basketball players on the rise? And whose fantasy value is falling? Steve Alexander lays it all out for you in his weekly look around the NBA....2023
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• Nuggets injury report: Michael Porter Jr. (shoulder) expects to play in Game 3 vs. the Clippers
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• Nuggets’ Porter Injures Shoulder, Blames Self For Game 2 Loss
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• How Russell Wesbrook Won Game One for the Nuggets Over the Clippers
In his first playoff game as an NBA head coach, Nuggets skipper David Adelman made a fascinating choice. He elected to close the game with the volatile Russell Westbrook over Michael Porter Jr., who had struggled throughout the game. That decision paid off, as Denver won game one 112-110 in overtime against the Los Angeles […] The post How Russell Wesbrook Won Game One for the Nuggets Over t...2025
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• Nikola Jokić Calls Out Michael Porter Jr.’s Effort in NBA Playoffs, Seemingly Questioning Nuggets Star’s Future
Nikola Jokić sends a blunt message to Michael Porter Jr. after a lackluster Game 1, calling into question his playoff mentality and future with the Nuggets....2025
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• Zach LaVine trade rumors may be back after comments from new Kings GM resurface
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline
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• Zach LaVine trade between Bulls-Nuggets makes sense for 11 reasons

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Let’s break down the Zach LaVine to the Nuggets trade rumor, plus grade the likelihood the deal actually happens Zach LaVine has lingered on the trade block for more than a year as the Chicago Bulls have been fully submerged in mediocrity. The market has been nearly silent for LaVine with teams worried about taking on large salaries under the new CBA, b...2024
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• 8 NBA teams that need to make a trade (and 1 move they could make)

Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images We ranked eight NBA teams that need to make a move, and took our best shot at coming up with one trade each of them could pull off. It’s fake trade season in the NBA. It’s not actual trade season for a while. Teams don’t buy or sell when they either theoretically liked their roster going into the season or hated it but need teams to get more desperate b...2024
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• The Denver Nuggets might be cooked

Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images Starting the season 0-2 doesn’t mean things are hopeless for the Nuggets, but it does confirm some discouraging signs about their viability as an NBA championship contender. Are the Denver Nuggets bad? No, but that’s not going to cut it. The Western Conference is stacked to the nines with not-bad teams. The Spurs and the Trail Blazers are the on...2024
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• Lakers blame refs for blowing 20-point lead to Nuggets, and even their fans won’t buy it
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• LeBron James rips officiating, replay center after overturned call in Lakers’ loss to Nuggets
LeBron James ripped the officiating Monday following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 101-99 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series, specifically calling out a third-quarter shooting foul the NBA’s replay center overturned. “I don’t understand what’s going on in the replay center, to be honest,” James said. The play in question came in the fin...2024
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• Bruce Brown’s big bet on himself is about to pay off after NBA Finals
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Bruce Brown went from feeling like no team believed in him to one of the top free agents on the market after the Nuggets’ championship run. As Bruce Brown Jr. did multiple dribble moves, stepped back and shot a three-pointer, Nikola Jokic threw his hands in the air in confusion; a reaction that likely many Denver Nuggets fans watching also...2023
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• How Nikola Jokic became the NBA’s version of Tom Brady
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• NBA Scores: Nuggets sweep Lakers, advance to Finals for first time
Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images 47 years as a franchise, a lone trip to the Finals. Feels like destiny, doesn’t it? Nuggets finish off Lakers, 113-111, advance to first NBA Finals in franchise history There has never been a player like Nikola Jokic. So it’s only fitting that he takes his team to the brink of the Promised Land with a string of performances unlike any we’ve ev...2023
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• NBA Scores: Jokic-less Nuggets top Warriors to close in on top seed in West
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Plus everything else you may have missed from a busy Sunday in the NBA. Nuggets fend off Warriors without Jokic, 112-110 I’ve felt this way for some time, but wins like this one on Sunday reassert things for me: Denver is the best team in the Western Conference. Playing without their perennial MVP candidate, Nikola Jokic (calf tightness, with which he’...2023
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