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• One Nets executive believes their offseason addition has a chance to win the scoring title
Days after the 2025 NBA draft, the Brooklyn Nets made a trade with the Denver Nuggets. The Nets sent Denver Cam Johnson in exchange for Michael Porter Jr. and a 2032 first-round pick. This offseason, the Nets selected five first-round picks in the 2025 NBA draft. Additionally, the team has a lot of young talent […] The post One Nets executive believes their offseason addition has a chance t...2025
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• ‘Hard Work Isn’t New, It’s Survival’ — NBA Fans React to Michael Porter Jr. Saying Nets Are Working Him Harder Than Ever
Michael Porter Jr. embraces a bigger role with the Nets, sparks fan reactions with bold claims, and eyes a breakout season in Brooklyn....2025
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• Nets Exec Thinks Michael Porter Jr. Could Come ‘Close’ To Winning NBA Scoring Title Next Season

NBA reporter Keith Smith of Spotrac spoke to a Brooklyn Nets front office executive who thinks newcomer Michael Porter Jr. could come “close” to winning the scoring title next season. The Nets acquired Porter Jr. from the Denver Nuggets in the Cameron Johnson trade. “We’re transitioning our roster, of course. We’re going to play a […] The post Nets Exec Thinks M...2025
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• NBA’s 6 best moves of the offseason, ranked

Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post Ranking the 6 best NBA moves of the offseason so far. Is there one more big move left in the NBA offseason? A year ago, the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves completed a buzzer-beater blockbuster that exchanged Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo on the eve of media day. The year before that, Damian Lillard was traded to th...2025
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• Nets Receive Dismal Offseason Grade After Failing To Make a Splash With Significant Cap Space
The Brooklyn Nets selected five first-round picks in 2025, the most by any NBA team in a single draft, while acquiring Michael Porter Jr. and Terance Mann....2025
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• Top-5 Ranked Prospect Jason Crowe Commits To Missouri

Jason Crowe announced his commitment to Missouri on Friday. Crowe is the No. 4-ranked recruit in the 2026 class and is the highest-ranked commit for the Tigers since Michael Porter Jr. in 2017. "Since early July, I have felt a strong commitment to Missouri," Crowe told ESPN. "And with today being my birthday, I thought it was the perfect moment to make it official." Crowe is the top-rated point gu...2025
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• 7 NBA teams that got better this offseason, ranked by how much they improved

These teams are ready to make a leap next season. There’s still about three months left in the NBA offseason before teams report to training camp for the start of the 2025-26 season, but the championship picture is already starting to take shape. The Oklahoma City Thunder will enter the season as the favorites to repeat, and the Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets look like their two biggest chall...2025
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• 4 NBA free agency winners and 3 losers after wave of 2025 player movement

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Let’s hand out the biggest winners and losers in free agency. NBA free agency remains ongoing, but at this point most of the top players have come off the board. Next season’s NBA championship picture is already taking shape, and there are some clear winners and losers from the offseason. The reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder will head into next ...2025
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• NBA trade grades for Michael Porter Jr.-Cam Johnson swap for Nuggets and Nets

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Let’s grade the Nuggets-Nets trade from both sides. The Denver Nuggets are loading up for another championship run, and they’re willing to risk their future to do it. The Nuggets acquired Cameron Johnson from the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night for Michael Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first-round draft pick. Minutes later, the Nuggets brought back old...2025
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• Nuggets Trading Michael Porter Jr. To Nets For Cam Johnson
The Denver Nuggets are sending forward Michael Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for Cam Johnson, per Shams Charania of ESPN. Porter came under fire during the Nuggets’ most recent playoff stretch, where critics say he performed inconsistently. In Porter’s defense, he was limited by a nagging shoulder injury. […] The post Nuggets Trading Mic...2025
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. Graphic by Anton Tabuena Let’s chart the biggest issues and likely next steps for the NBA teams that faced an early exit in the 2025 Playoffs. The last three teams to win NBA championships have all been eliminated early in the 2025 Playoffs. Joining them is a top-seeded title favorite, who despite their improvements and massive spending, only managed one w...2025
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• Nikola Jokic: We Definitely Need To Figure Out A Way To Get More Depth

Sources with the Denver Nuggets told The Athletic after Game 7 that the landscape of the NBA has changed around their core over the past few years. The Nuggets had been chasing top-heavy superteams, but now teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves have a mix of stars and also depth. The Nuggets already had a thin rotation and that was accentuated by injuries to Michael Porte...2025
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• NBA Draft combine 2025 winners and losers, starring Ace Bailey, Duke recruit, and more

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Here are our winners and losers from the 2025 NBA Draft Combine. CHICAGO — The NBA Draft Combine might never have quite as much star-making power as its NFL counterpart, but make no mistake: a good week of measurements, athletic testing, and interviews can change a young basketball player’s life forever. It was only a few years ago when Santa Clara sen...2025
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• Nuggets' Michael Porter Jr. playing through shoulder injury that should have sidelined him for 4-6 weeks

Porter suffered a Grade 2 sprain of his AC joint in his left shoulder during the first round of the playoffs...2025
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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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• 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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• One Nets executive believes their offseason addition has a chance to win the scoring title
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• Nets Receive Dismal Offseason Grade After Failing To Make a Splash With Significant Cap Space
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• Nuggets Expect Jonas Valanciunas to Honor Contract Despite Panathinaikos Interest

The Denver Nuggets expect center Jonas Valanciunas to be with the team when the season starts despite speculation about his NBA future. Executive vice president Ben Tenzer dismissed concerns about the veteran center's commitment during Friday's news conference. Denver officially acquired the 6-foot-11 Valanciunas from Sacramento for Dario Saric last weekend. Reports emerged of Greek EuroLeague clu...2025
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• Michael Porter Jr. breaks silence on Nets trade: Nuggets departure offers chance to 'expand' game

Porter Jr. felt stunned at first, and then things got interesting...2025
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• Nikola Jokic Believed To Be Pleased With Nuggets' Offseason Moves

Nikola Jokic publicly urged the Denver Nuggets to add depth to their roster this offseason and have responded by turning Michael Porter Jr., Russell Westbrook and Dario Saric into Cam Johnson, Bruce Brown Jr., Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jonas Valanciunas. "The Nuggets have their new backcourt, and I was told that-and Mr. Jokic has not spoken on the record, at least in English, about this that I've seen-...2025
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• 7 NBA teams that got better this offseason, ranked by how much they improved
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• 4 NBA free agency winners and 3 losers after wave of 2025 player movement
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• Hollinger & Duncan: Wacky Start to Free Agency

Nate and John dive into NBA free agency, headlined by Denver's bold roster shake-up and what it means for their title aspirations. They unpack Houston's flurry of moves and debate where the Rockets stand in the West. The duo also examines the Lakers' long-term plan with LeBron and Luka, Milwaukee's all-in bet on Myles Turner, and where teams stack up in the suddenly wide-open Eastern Conference. P...2025
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• NBA free agency instant grades for every major 2025 signing and trade

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Let’s grade the 2025 free agency moves in the NBA. The champagne has barely dried on the Oklahoma City Thunder’s championship parade, but the NBA offseason is already in full swing. Kevin Durant was traded to the Houston Rockets before Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals, and a wild offseason full of trades and surprising draft selections have played out eve...2025
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• Nuggets Expect Jonas Valanciunas to Honor Contract Despite Panathinaikos Interest
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• NBA trade grades for Michael Porter Jr.-Cam Johnson swap for Nuggets and Nets
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• Russell Westbrook To Decline $3.4M Player Option With Nuggets

Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook will decline his $3.4 million player option for next season and will opt for free agency. Westbrook signed a two-year, veteran minimum contract with the Nuggets last season, which included a player option for the 2025-26 season. In 75 games (36 starts), the veteran point guard averaged 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Westbrook ...2025
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?
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• NBA Draft combine 2025 winners and losers, starring Ace Bailey, Duke recruit, and more
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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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• 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 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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• 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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• Top-5 Ranked Prospect Jason Crowe Commits To Missouri
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• Hollinger & Duncan: Wacky Start to Free Agency
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• NBA Draft combine 2025 winners and losers, starring Ace Bailey, Duke recruit, and more
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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
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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 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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• ‘Hard Work Isn’t New, It’s Survival’ — NBA Fans React to Michael Porter Jr. Saying Nets Are Working Him Harder Than Ever
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• Latest Porter Jr. trade details gifts Nuggets desperately needed playoff weapon

The surprise Michael Porter Jr. trade is proving to be the gift that keeps giving for the Denver Nuggets....2025
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• Nikola Jokic Believed To Be Pleased With Nuggets' Offseason Moves
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• 7 NBA teams that got better this offseason, ranked by how much they improved
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• 4 NBA free agency winners and 3 losers after wave of 2025 player movement
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• NBA free agency instant grades for every major 2025 signing and trade
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• NBA trade grades for Michael Porter Jr.-Cam Johnson swap for Nuggets and Nets
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• Nuggets Trading Michael Porter Jr. To Nets For Cam Johnson
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• Nuggets Believe 'A Lot Of Our Answers Are Internal Right Now'

The Denver Nuggets parted ways with both their head coach and general manager before the start of the playoffs, but they have since elevated an assistant coach to head coach and may do the same with their interim general manager. When it comes to their roster, Josh Kroenke similarly believes the Nuggets could get back to title contention again without major changes to their core players. Kroenke e...2025
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• Nuggets Expect Jonas Valanciunas to Honor Contract Despite Panathinaikos Interest
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• Michael Porter Jr. said he is ‘excited to expand my game’ with the Brooklyn Nets
After six years with the Nuggets, Denver traded SF Michael Porter Jr. this offseason. Along with MPJ, they sent the Nets a 2032 first-round pick in exchange for SF Cam Johnson. This was a shocking move by Denver to split up their 2023 championship roster. In the end, it was a cost-cutting move to put […] The post Michael Porter Jr. said he is ‘excited to expand my game’ with the...2025
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• Ace Bailey’s messy drama with the Utah Jazz, explained

Brad Penner-Imagn Images Ace Bailey doesn’t want to play for the Jazz. Now what? It hasn’t even been two days since the 2025 NBA Draft and there’s already massive drama brewing. Ace Bailey, who was selected with the 5th pick by the Jazz is blowing off the team, decided not to fly to Utah with fellow first round pick Walter Clayton Jr. Now there are questions on whether the team can convinc...2025
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• Nuggets Likely To Retain Michael Porter Jr. Amid Trade Rumors, GM Decision Looms

While the Denver Nuggets may field trade interest in forward Michael Porter Jr. this summer, all signs point to the 26-year-old remaining with the franchise for at least one more season, according to a mailbag column from The Denver Post’s Bennett Durando. Despite persistent speculation surrounding Porter’s future, team owner Josh Kroenke has publicly reinforced […] The post Nuggets Likely T...2025
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• Nuggets Notes: Porter, GM Candidates, Durant, Repeater Tax
The Nuggets might explore trades involving Michael Porter Jr. this summer, but the most likely scenario has him returning for at least one more season, Bennett Durando of The Denver Post states in a mailbag column. The 26-year-old forward has been the frequent target of trade speculation, but Durando believes he has more value to Denver […]...2025
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• Should the Warriors, Celtics, Cavs and Nuggets blow it up? Or continue to build?
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• NBA Draft combine 2025 winners and losers, starring Ace Bailey, Duke recruit, and more
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• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances
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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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