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Peyton Watson is the Nuggets’ X Factor This Season

This season, the Denver Nuggets have been ravaged by injuries. Four of their five starters have missed or are missing significant time. Nevertheless, the Nuggets find themselves third in the Western Conference with a record of 27-13.

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Nuggets Holding Onto Rising Star Despite Trade Interest

The Denver Nuggets are 6-3 in nine games while Nikola Jokic is sidelined with a knee injury, but how? The immediate credit goes to head coach David Adelman and star point guard Jamal Murray, but Peyton Watson has rightfully thrown himself into the conversation as one of Denver's most important players.

Zeke Nnaji News / Denver Nuggets on SI / January 16

Nuggets Have One Trade Candidate to Monitor Before Deadline

With the NBA trade deadline now sitting just under a month away, the Denver Nuggets and their current roster and rotation appears to be pretty settled for the time being–– showcasing that when healthy, their starting five and depth has the ability to compete with just about any team across the league.

Nikola Jokic News / Denver Nuggets on SI / January 16

Nuggets Midseason Report Card Grades for Every Player

The Denver Nuggets have had a rollercoaster 2025-26 season, as they started the season strong by winning 12 of their first 15 games, but then injuries began to strike.

Nuggets Around the Web

NBA midseason grades for every West team: Nuggets, Suns, Thunder set up for success, Mavs, Clippers flounder · CBSSports.com

Minnesota set to join elite list? NBA teams with most consecutive 100-point games · ESPN

Mavs' Flagg leaves vs. Nuggets with ankle sprain · ESPN

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The 'Most 30-point, 10-assist NBA games' quiz

How many of the players with at least 20 30-point, 10-assist games in NBA history can you name in five minutes?

The 'Multiple NBA scoring title winners' quiz

The 'NBA all-time assists leaders' quiz

The 'Active NBA All-Star game leaders' quiz

Denver Nuggets News / Denver Nuggets on SI / January 16

Where Nuggets Really Stand at the Midseason Mark

The NBA season is officially halfway finished. Let’s take the Denver Nuggets’ temperature after 41 games. When an organization has the best player in the world, the expectation is that the team should be among the top three to five teams in the league and great on the road.

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The biggest 'what if' moment for every NBA franchise

It's hard for everything to go right in the NBA, whether that's due to managerial decisions, bad luck with injuries, or other factors. In league history, there are some moments that stand out, moments that could have gone in a completely different direction and drastically changed the league.

Peyton Watson News / Denver Nuggets on SI / January 16

Nuggets' Peyton Watson Leaps Into Most Improved Player Mix

Within the past two weeks, Denver Nuggets wing Peyton Watson has broken out on the scene as one of the most productive wings in the NBA, having won a Western Conference Player of the Week to open the 2026 calendar year to show for it.

Denver Nuggets News / Denver Nuggets on SI / January 15

Nuggets Predicted to End 15-Year Drought at 2026 NBA All-Star Game

The Denver Nuggets have been one of the NBA's best teams this season, currently sitting in second place in the Western Conference with a 28-13 record. The crazy part?

Denver Nuggets News / Denver Nuggets on SI / January 15

Jeff Teague Predicts How a Nuggets-Thunder Playoff Rematch Would End

The Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City met in the second round of last year's playoffs, and after a grueling seven-game first-round series against the LA Clippers, the Nuggets were banged up against OKC.

Denver Nuggets News / Denver Nuggets on SI / January 15

Paul George Was Surprisingly Right About Nuggets’ Peyton Watson

The Denver Nuggets, through the past couple of weeks, have seen the emergence of fourth-year wing Peyton Watson come to form, as he's been putting together the best numbers of his time in the league while his surrounding cast has been depleted, and carving a bigger and bigger role in this rotation, seemingly on each passing night.

Denver Nuggets News / Denver Nuggets on SI / January 15

Nuggets' Jamal Murray Speaks on What Makes Peyton Watson Special

The Denver Nuggets are coming off a win over the Dallas Mavericks, improving their record to 6-3 in nine games since Nikola Jokic's injury. Not many people

Denver Nuggets News / NBA on ClutchPoints / January 15

How Kevin Durant made Nuggets forward Peyton Watson’s dream come true

A success story in the NBA never gets old. Denver Nuggets forward Peyton Watson’s path to the league was not paved with glowing reviews and instant minutes.

Denver Nuggets News / Field Level Media / January 15

Jamal Murray, Nuggets top Mavs as Cooper Flagg exits with ankle injury

Jamal Murray scored 33 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 118-109 win over the host Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. Aaron Gordon added 22 and Peyton Watson had 18 for the short-handed Nuggets, who made it three straight victories.