Colorado Avalanche Rumors: Avoid Trade With Boston Bruins Involving Gabe Landeskog — Mile High Sticking

The Colorado Avalanche seemingly have to decide between trading two big names — Matt Duchene or Gabe Landeskog — and Landeskog is the name that needs to stay. The question that everyone keeps coming to concerning the Colorado Avalanche is: should they trade Matt Duchene or Gabe Landeskog? Really, should they trade either? Eh, the…

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Thompson, Livingston To Miss Monday’s Game Against Nuggets — CBS Denver

DENVER (AP) — The Golden State Warriors will be without guards Klay Thompson and Shaun Livingston for their game Monday night against the Denver Nuggets. Thompson is dealing with a sore right heel, while Livingston heads home for the birth of his daughter. The Warriors are already missing Zaza Pachulia (strained rotator cuff) and David…

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Jokic’s Emergence For Nuggets Made Jusuf Nurkic Expendable — CBS Denver

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets officially announced Monday that they have traded big man Jusuf Nurkic to the Portland Trail Blazers for center Mason Plumlee. Denver also receives a second-round pick and cash, while the Blazers get a first-rounder. Nurkic is averaging eight points this season. The 7-footer known as the “Bosnian Beast” became…

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Report: Nuggets, Blazers agree to Nurkic-Plumlee swap — NBA.com: News

Already well-positioned with youth, talent and eventual salary-cap space, the Denver Nuggets’ situation appeared to get even brighter Sunday amid reports they had swapped center Jusuf Nurkic to the Portland Trail Blazers for big man Mason Plumlee. The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnorawski was first with the news:

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Jusuf Nurkic traded by Nuggets to Portland for Mason Plumlee — The Denver Post

The Nuggets traded former first-round draft pick Jusuf Nurkic to Portland on Sunday, a deal that, in part brings Mason Plumlee to Denver, a league source confirmed. The deal, in total, is Nurkic and the Memphis first-round pick to Portland. In return, the Nuggets are getting Plumlee, a 2018 second rounder and cash. It brings…

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Colorado Avalanche and the Francois Beauchemin Problem — Mile High Sticking

The Colorado Avalanche have a problem, namely defenseman Francois Beauchemin. Defenseman Francois Beauchemin is a problem for the Colorado Avalanche. His bad play and lack of leadership have deteriorated an already poor blueline. What’s more, he’s expensive. What can the Colorado Avalanche do about this problem? Francois Beauchemin Playing Badly Where to start with how…

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Legend Of Nuggets’ Nicola Jokic Continues To Grow — CBS Denver

NEW YORK (The Sports Xchange)– Nikola Jokic poured in a career-high 40 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 131-123 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. The second-year center was 17 of 23 from the field, grabbed nine rebounds and had five assists for the Nuggets (24-29).…

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