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Western Conference Predictions (because it’s never too early)
September 02, 2009 by
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Fifty-three NBA journalists from ESPN predicted their Western Conference rankings for the upcoming 2009-10 NBA season. The Nuggets “finished” fourth, with a predicted record of 51-31. That ain’t bad, considering the Lakers (1st) added Ron Artest, the Spurs (2nd) added Richard...
More info on Balkman
August 24, 2009 by
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This is from Michael Dunn, the public information officer for Temple Terrace, FL, where Nuggets forward Renaldo Balkman was arrested for a DUI this past weekend:
At approximately 3:26 am a Temple Terrace officer conducted a traffic stop on a Black BMW which displayed an expiration...
Nuggets still searching for bench player(s)
August 18, 2009 by
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The Nuggets are szczertainly still in the mix for Wally Szczerbiak, an NBA source said, as Denver tries to find another cog for its bench, which was so impressive a season ago.
Like Woody Paige wrote last week, Wally would be a nice fit for the Nuggets, providing Linas Kleiza-like...
Nuggets offically sign Lawson
July 15, 2009 by
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LAS VEGAS – The Nuggets have officially signed point guard Ty Lawson, the team announced Wednesday afternoon.
Lawson was the 18th pick of the draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, then traded to the Nuggets on draft night. According to the rookie scale, Lawson will make $1.198 [...]
Nuggets offically sign Lawson
July 15, 2009 by
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LAS VEGAS – The Nuggets have officially signed point guard Ty Lawson, the team announced Wednesday afternoon.
Lawson was the 18th pick of the draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, then traded to the Nuggets on draft night. According to the rookie scale, Lawson will make $1.198 [...]
Nuggets Blog Fan Q&A II
July 11, 2009 by
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Q: From Rian K. – I want to know about Sonny Weems. I watched that guy in college and thought he was a great athletic talent. My concern is whether or not his jump shot is solid enough to provide some points off the bench next year.
A: Rian K. – Sonny Weems is [...]
Afflalo a Nugget?
July 10, 2009 by
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The Detroit Pistons are likely looking to trade guard Arron Afflalo to clear cap space to sign another big man and my colleague, Benjamin Hochman, has learned that the Nuggets could be Afflalo’s next stop.
Afflalo averaged 6.3 points per game on 47 percent shooting for the Pistons...
You have Nuggets questions, I have Nuggets answers
July 07, 2009 by
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Recently, I’ve received a bevy of questions combined from the All Things Nuggets blog site and in my email. I think this is a good way to answer them. What I’ll do here – and I’ll do it as often as possible – is answer readers’ questions as they continue to come in. Here’s the [...]
Nuggets summer league roster
July 04, 2009 by
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The Nuggets begin summer league play on July 14 in Las Vegas. Among the notable players are guard Ty Lawson, forward Sonny Weems and coach George Karl’s son, Coby. The team will be coached by assistant coach John Welch.
Last year, the Nuggets’ summer league team produced a...
Kleiza, Carter suitors coming into focus
July 03, 2009 by
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As the biggest-name free agent quickly get snapped up, the market for the next tier – players such as the Nuggets Linas Kleiza and Anthony Carter – has started to become clearer.
Kleiza, a forward, and Carter, a guard, have teams interested in their services, according to reports...
Billups fine with playing fewer minutes
July 02, 2009 by
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PARKER – Like any other player, Chauncey Billups wants to be on the court pretty much every second of every game. But the Nuggets guard knows in order to extend his career as much as possible, he’ll probably have to play fewer minutes starting next season.
And he’s fine with it.
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Kleiza in line for qualifying offer
June 27, 2009 by
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Some of the final pieces of preparation for free agency for the Nuggets will fall into place in the next couple of days, before teams can start negotiating with free agents on July 1.
The Nuggets are expected to extend a qualifying contract offer to forward Linas Kleiza, which would mean [...]
Kleiza will get qualifying offer
June 27, 2009 by
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Some of the final pieces of preparation for free agency for the Nuggets will fall into place in the next couple of days, before teams can start negotiating with free agents on July 1.
The Nuggets are expected to extend a qualifying contract offer to forward Linas Kleiza, which would mean [...]
Lawson a Melo, Nuggets fan
June 26, 2009 by
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Nuggets coach George Karl not only got a Tar Heel in Thursday night’s draft, he also got a Nuggets fan.
Ty Lawson, the newest Nugget, had eyes for the team long before they had eyes for him. As it turns out, Lawson is a bit star struck by all-star forward Carmelo [...]
Lawson a Melo, Nuggets fan
June 26, 2009 by
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Nuggets coach George Karl not only got a Tar Heel in Thursday night’s draft, he also got a Nuggets fan.
Ty Lawson, the newest Nugget, had eyes for the team long before they had eyes for him. As it turns out, Lawson is a bit star struck by all-star forward Carmelo [...]
Roundball Camping with the Nuggets
June 23, 2009 by
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So you’ve got a little balla – or a big one – and you’re in need of a camp to help them hone some serious skills.
Well, the Nuggets have options.
There are professional choices this summer to mold a future Melo, Kenyon, Chauncey or Birdman. [...]
NBA Draft Week: The Nuggets’ Best and Worst Drafts Ever
June 22, 2009 by
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Mark Warkentien loves the draft. He swears.
Yet, in the last three years the Nuggets have done very little drafting and a whole lot of trading draft picks away. Until this year’s second-rounder, the Nuggets have had just one pick in the last three years. And there is a chance the [...]
Nuggets to play preseason game in Taipei
June 19, 2009 by
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Carmelo Anthony is headed back to China.
The 2008 Olympian and his Denver Nuggets will participate in an unprecedented exhibition this October in Taipei, where the Nuggets will play the Indiana Pacers in a preseason game on October 8.
The game will be the first NBA game in Taipei...
Thoughts from the NBA Finals
June 08, 2009 by
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LOS ANGELES – Is it doomsday – or potentially even “brooms-day” – for Orlando? Or have the Lakers simply held serve at home in a series that should be as close as the Game 2 overtime thriller? You can look at these Finals two ways, but I think it all comes back to the cliché [...]
Game 5: Grading the Nuggets
May 28, 2009 by
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Carmelo Anthony: B-
Anthony didn’t quite look like himself. He acknowledged that his sore right ankle is becoming a problem and it’s starting to look like it. He was 9-of-23 from the floor, but at the same time was persistent in his effort. Anthony and Linas Kleiza were the only...
Game 2: Grading the Nuggets
May 22, 2009 by
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LOS ANGELES – The Nuggets have now won one road game in every series this postseason. Here are Chris Dempsey’s player-by-player Nuggets grades from Game 2.
Carmelo Anthony: A+
His fifth straight 30-point game set a team record, and right now there isn’t a single thing Carmelo...
Game 1: Grading the Nuggets
May 20, 2009 by
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LOS ANGELES – Chris Dempsey’s player-by-player Nuggets grades from Game 1
Carmelo Anthony: A+
The Nuggets’ best player played one of the best games in his career, barely missing a shot and scoring from everywhere on the court. Lost in all of the talk about points were his six...
Insider’s view: Game 1 Observations
May 20, 2009 by
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LOS ANGELES – So there was the obvious. Free throws were the central issue in the Nuggets’ Game 1 loss. But there was also the 22-10 disparity in the Lakers’ favor in second chance points; the 17-7 Lakers’ edge in offensive rebounds; and the fact that Los Angeles held the Nuggets...
B-B-B Billups! What’s in an introduction?
May 16, 2009 by
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I’m not saying I’m the fastest guy to pick up on every single detail all of the time, and so I admit it took two games before I noticed this one during Nuggets introductions.
B-B-B Billups.
For years in Detroit it was the way Mason, perhaps the NBA’s best public address [...]
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