1. One of the most memorable plays of last season was the Nikola Jokic, Mason Plumlee pick and roll (PnR), a rare combination from two centers. Last night, the Denver Nuggets might’ve stumbled upon a new, equally as rare but perhaps even more sustainable action between Jokic and Jerami Grant. https://youtu.be/eAaonrT_288 It looked like Jokic was sharing a laugh with…...

Michael Malone was irked following the Nuggets’ disheartening fourth-quarter collapse to the Pacers Sunday about yet another question regarding Michael Porter Jr. after being peppered about Denver’s rookie at every practice, game, and press conference over the last month. But Monday was yet another example of exactly why Denver’s tantalizing rookie has been such a central figure in every postgame discussion, win…...

Much has changed since the Minnesota Timberwolves ended a 14-year playoff drought by breaking Denver’s six-game win streak, and hearts, in the final game of the 2017-18 season. The Timberwolves haven’t been back to the postseason since. As Minnesota’s future has trended down, the Nuggets’ has grown increasingly bright, and the Wolves haven’t won a head-to-head matchup in their last…...

1. Torrey Craig does a lot of things well on the defensive end. Here, watch how light he is on his toes and how early he meets the rolling big man as a back side defender before sprinting out to the corner to take away the three-point shot. https://youtu.be/oqtbbV_m4YA In the second example, he meets Sabonis even higher up the…...

Any win down three starters is a great win, and that’s how Sunday’s matchup against the Indiana Pacers was trending through three quarters. But in the fourth the Nuggets faltered. Indiana outscored Denver 41-26 over the final 12 minutes of regulation and the Pacers came all the way back from a double-digit third-quarter deficit to even score at 91-91 with…...

Michael Porter Jr.’s NBA education is ramping up. His latest lesson? Learning how to play with the Nuggets’ franchise cornerstone. Porter and Nikola Jokić logged just 41 minutes together across the Nuggets’ first 30 games of the season, but since Denver’s 112-100 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Dec. 25, Porter has largely been a fixture in the Nuggets’…...

In this episode, Adam Mares, Harrison Wind, and Eric Wedum give their live reactions to a thrilling overtime win over the Golden State Warriors, take listener mailbag questions, and riff off of each other for an hour-long conversation that touches on a variety of topics including: The Michael Porter Jr. playbook Do the Nuggets have to trade Malik Beasley? Nikola…

“What makes this play great” is a brand new series I will be doing here at DNVR in which I break down in detail a single play, moment, or sequence from a Denver Nuggets game and explain all of the subtle details that you might’ve missed the first time around. On Wednesday, Michael Malone talked about how he and his…...

You know the formula. The Denver Nuggets played a game on national television and their opponents, the Golden State Warriors, brought with them the league’s worst record—this is Denver’s perfect storm. The Nuggets were bound to struggle, but that de-facto handicap wasn’t enough to brace us for the children’s soccer game that ensued. Any win is a good win without…...

This is crazy… This is crazy… This is crazy… – Clark Griswold There is no fool like a mid-life crisis fool. Thankfully, I am no fool. Except… As an ’80’s kid, I grew up with the illusion that a mid-life crisis had something vaguely to do with blondes and red convertibles. I wasn’t a huge fan of either, so I…...

Jamal Murray left his feet to contest a shot late in the second quarter and landed awkwardly, twisting his left ankle and falling to the ground. Murray will play through just about anything, but he struggled to get to his feet and was ultimately helped off the court as he worked his way back to the locker room. All eyes…...

Coming into the season, the Denver Nuggets were projected to have one of the best benches in the NBA thanks to a roster that features at least 12 players who all could earn playing time on almost every team in the league. Malik Beasley is likely to be a popular free agent this summer yet he finds himself on the…...

First, Michael Malone delivered the good news on Nuggets starting point guard Jamal Murray who exited Wednesday’s win over the Charlotte Hornets in the second quarter with a left ankle injury. X-rays on Murray’s ankle were negative. Then, Denver’s coach gave the bad. “I just looked at it. It’s rather large — kinda scary,” Malone said of Murray’s ankle following…...

In this episode, Adam, Vogt, and Wind break down an eventful night at Pepsi Center. Jamal Murray went down with an ankle sprain, PJ Dozier made his Denver Nuggets debut, and Michael Porter Jr. had one of those heaters. Also…the Nuggets won. No shortage of discussion topics in today’s round table episode. Have a Denver Nuggets question? Reply in the…

Allie Monroy and Harrison Wind discuss Denver’s offensive improvement, how much Nikola Jokic has to do with that and more! https://youtu.be/asr3Gw3UMC4

In this episode, I look at 10 questions facing the Denver Nuggets at the mid point of the season. What does Denver value on the trade market? Will there be a steep learning curve with Grant? Who will Denver match up well with in the playoffs? Will guys start making shots? Can Jamal Murray make a leap? Plus, 5 other…

“The List” is a brand new series that serves as a companion piece for the “Notebook” episodes of the Locked on Nuggets podcast and the DNVR Nuggets podcast. In this edition, I share notes on Michael Porter Jr. punishing switches and Jerami Grant’s defense on Kawhi Leonard. 1. At 6’10” tall, Michael Porter Jr. presents a matchup problem against teams…...

It was somewhat of a predictable bounce back performance. After an embarrassing loss Saturday at home to the lowly Cavs, the Nuggets looked like a different team 24 hours later against the playoff-bound Clippers. Denver hit its 3s, the Nuggets out-rebounded their opponent, and their defense locked in for key stretches across the second half. It resulted in a 114-104…...

It took just three and a half minutes for the threat of Nikola Jokic’s three-point shot to bend the Clippers’ defense. Early in the first quarter of the Nuggets’ 114-104 win over the Clippers, Jokic recieved a pass on the right wing from Jamal Murray and slowly went into his shooting motion as Ivica Zubac ran out to contest him…...