Nuggets expected to make huge changes after their playoff loss

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Nuggets expected to make huge changes after their playoff loss

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated May 3, 2026 4:57 PM ET

The Denver Nuggets are likely to look very different next season after their early exit from the NBA Playoffs.

ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Sunday that the Nuggets and Nikola Jokic both expect to finalize a 4-year max extension for the star center once he becomes eligible to sign in July. Other than that, however, the entire roster is viewed as expendable.

“There’s going to be real roster changes coming to Denver to identify how they can surround Nikola Jokic with the right pieces to get this team over the top,” Charania said. “They’re going to get calls and listen to calls on everyone on the roster besides Nikola Jokic.”

Reporting on ABC Inside the NBA Tip-Off Show — new updates on Los Angeles Lakers' Luka Doncic, Minnesota Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards and the Denver Nuggets' future: pic.twitter.com/MPjLnQoPUq
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 3, 2026

It has been previously suggested that Jamal Murray might be available this offseason , and this would confirm that. It also indicates that the likes of Aaron Gordon and Cameron Johnson could be moved in the right deal. That is what happens when the team falls short of expectations and the star player makes a brutal admission about the state of the franchise.

Despite the disappointment, the Nuggets will not be making a coaching change. Everyone else but Jokic will have to sweat their futures, though.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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