NBA Trade Deadline portfolio: Denver Nuggets — FanSided

The Denver Nuggets might have the most interesting trade deadline in the league ahead of them. Given their plethora of assets both young and old, one could make an argument for them to consolidate some of them for a better veteran or move their veterans to get even younger, either through picking up guys on…

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Nuggets Make Nurkic-For-Plumlee Trade Official — CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4/The Sports Xchange) – Jusuf Nurkic is a Denver Nugget no more. Mason Plumlee of the Portland Trail Blazers fights for position against Jusuf Nurkic of the Denver Nuggets on Oct. 16, 2016 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. (credit: Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images) We’ll forgive you if you forgot that…

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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…

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

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:

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

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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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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Injured Nuggets Kenneth Faried, Danilo Gallinari may not return until post All-Star break — The Denver Post

NEW YORK – With the All-Star break looming, and Nuggets Kenneth Faried and Danilo Gallinari nursing severe injuries, there is a chance the duo might not play until after the All-Star break. Neither were in uniform on Friday night at the New York Knicks. Gallinari hasn’t played in five straight games since suffering a strained…

via Injured Nuggets Kenneth Faried, Danilo Gallinari may not return until post All-Star break — The Denver Post

Nikola Jokic becomes second Nuggets’ player to score 40 points at Madison Square Garden — The Denver Post

NEW YORK – Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets teammates shake their heads in complete respect for what they have the closest seat to witnessing on a nightly basis. A true star being born. Nikola Jokic put his name right next to Nuggets legend David Thompson’s on Friday night. Until Jokic’s 40 points in a Nuggets’ win…

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