DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver Nuggets have been chasing starry veterans the last two years, determined to add experience and firepower to a promising young core. They finally landed a big one Sunday, agreeing to terms with four-time All-Star Paul Millsap on a three-year deal worth $90 million, a person with knowledge of the situation told…
via Nuggets Get Paul Millsap For 3 Years, $90 Million — CBS Denver
Ryan Mayer The NBA offseason has been wildly entertaining through the first three weeks with trade rumors flying left and right, along with one blockbuster trade already being made prior to draft night. As we near the opening of the moratorium period that signals the start of free agency on July 1st, the rumors are…
via Report: Nuggets Tried To Acquire Kevin Love As Part Of Three Team Deal — CBS Denver
Ryan Mayer With the NBA Draft in the rearview mirror, the next big event on the NBA marquee is free agency, which begins this Saturday with the moratorium period in which teams can begin negotiating with this year’s free agent class. The Nuggets, after missing the playoffs by just one game this season, look to…
via Report: Nuggets Eyeing Blake Griffin, Paul Millsap In Free Agency — CBS Denver
By now, NBA fans know one detail more important than any other when it comes to this offseason—don’t blink. The free-agent market hasn’t even opened and the happenings around the Association have been borderline exhausting. The draft itself lived up to the hype, while names of varying status such as Jimmy Butler and D’Angelo Russell…
Nuggets’ Jamal Murray was named to the NBA all-rookie second team on Monday, the league announced. The 6-4, 207-pound guard from Kitchener, Canada, played in all 82 games, averaging 9.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 21.5 minutes. The No. 7 overall pick out of Kentucky was also named MVP of the Rising Stars…
via Nuggets guard Jamal Murray named to NBA all-rookie second team — The Denver Post
Good morning, Nuggets fans. Sleep well? Question: Did you doze off when the big trade for Trey Lyles was announced? Or was it at pick No. 24 when they picked Tyler Lydon? Me? I drifted off as soon as I saw Jimmy Butler’s name scroll across the bottom of the screen… followed by “traded to…
via Yawner: The Nuggets’ draft puts Denver to sleep — Mile High Sports
The 2017 NBA Draft shaped up to be a weird one for the Nuggets from the beginning. After barely missing the playoffs last year, they walked into the night with the 13th pick, in what largely seems like a 10 or 11-player draft. That’s never a good position to be in. Naturally, Denver tried to…
via The Denver Nuggets created doubt for their future with a confusing draft — FanSided
The Denver Nuggets held to a consistent pattern from last year with their second and third picks in the 2017 NBA Draft, selecting a European forward and a guard from the U.S. college ranks. Two picks apart, Denver selected Vlatko Cancar with the 49th pick and Monte Morris with the 51st pick to complete their night. Cancar, 6-foot-8,…
via Nuggets rinse and repeat with second and third picks in 2017 — Mile High Sports
The 2017 NBA draft has wrapped, and it’s safe to say that Thursday night’s selection process was an impactful and an interesting one. Many saw the selection of Washington product Markelle Fultz at pick No. 1. The selection of UCLA’s Lonzo Ball by the Los Angeles Lakers at No. 2 was also fairly predictable. However,…
via 2017 NBA Draft Results: Team Grades and Analysis of Top Prospects — Bleacher Report – Front Page
DENVER — The Denver Nuggets drafted Donovan Mitchell, a guard from the University of Louisville, with the 13th pick in the first round of the NBA draft Thursday night. However, the Nuggets traded Mitchell to the Utah Jazz in exchange for forward Trey Lyles and the 24th pick in the first round of the 2017…
via Nuggets draft Donovan Mitchell, trade him to Utah for Trey Lyles and 24th pick — FOX31 Denver
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