Meet the 2020-21 Nuggets: A breakdown of the complete team roster

27 Jamal Murray Ezra Shaw, Getty ImagesJamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets looks to pass around Alen Smailagic (6) of the Golden State Warrior during their NBA preseason game at Chase Center on Dec. 12, 2020 in San Francisco, Calif.. G | 23 | 6-foot-4 | 215  The Nuggets’ fifth-year guard had his breakout
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Nuggets’ Monte Morris: “I would love to get an extension here”

For all the questions the Nuggets answered about their promising future this past season, their riveting postseason run raised another. Do the Nuggets have two starting-caliber point guards on their roster? After Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic and Swiss-army wing Jerami Grant, Monte Morris was probably the next steadiest player during Denver’s playoff run to the
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NBA draft: Why Nuggets can’t rule out drafting a PG at No. 22

After what Jamal Murray just did in Orlando, point guard is about the last place the Nuggets need to upgrade in this month’s draft. Murray’s rise coupled with Monte Morris’ steady play as a backup gives Denver a backcourt tandem that only a handful of teams can rival. But this year’s draft process, the most
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Nuggets Mailbag: What sort of offseason trades might Denver be able to swing?

Beat writer Michael Singer opens the Nuggets Mailbag Sporadically throughout the offseason. Pose a Nuggets — or NBA — connected question here. I believe my dream scenario for the Nuggets this offseason is that a commerce for Victor Oladipo or Jrue Holiday (I prefer Oladipo though I understand most of Nuggets country seems to prefer
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Kiszla: Nuggets need one more piece to win NBA championship. Could Jrue Holiday be the answer?

If likability counted for anything in the NBA, Joker and Jamal would indicate pro basketball’s next great dynasty. Heck, Pepsi Center would need to be expanded to store all the Nuggets’ championship trophies. But hugs won’t get you hardware. To build a legit title contender, the Nuggets have to add another large piece. Maybe it’s
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Nuggets Mailbag: Will Nikola Jokic’s weight loss negatively affect his game?

Denver Post sports writer Mike Singer and his latest Nuggets Mailbag. Pose a Nuggets — or NBA — related question for the Nuggets Mailbag. I’ve been reading about Nikola Jokic is slimming down and is in great form. His burden was an actual asset for him because they could not simply push him and he
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Nuggets beat T-Wolves, spoil returns of Malik Beasley, Juancho Hernangomez

Sunday provided an early referendum on Denver’s trade deadline deal that shook the locker area up . And the returns, at least in Denver’s perspective, were asserting. Gary Harris hounded Malik Beasley, now Minnesota’s starting shooting guard, along with the Nuggets drilled the Timberwolves 128-116 on Sunday in the Pepsi Center to improve to 39-18.
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LeBron James, Lakers spoil Nuggets’ winning streak with overtime win

LeBron James’ electricity has bewildered hundreds of staff earlier, his size overwhelming them, his vision picking them apart. The Nuggets have been the most recent victims Wednesday night at the Pepsi Center, decreasing 120-116 in overtime, despite a valiant effort in their last match prior to the all-star break. The loss snapped Denver’s four-game winning
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Birthday boy Paul Millsap leads Nuggets in huge second-half comeback over Spurs

Well, that’s one way. Paul Millsap, on his birthday, then wrested the Nuggets out of a double-digit deficit and paved the road for a huge second-half comeback over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. Millsap, about a minutes restriction as returning from his knee injury, scored 16 of his 22 points in the second
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Pacers spoil Nikola Jokic’s 30-point effort, snap Nuggets’ three-game win streak

Nikola Jokic was at the Practice of an Overdue All-Star Game Drive before Indiana Pacers sharpshooter Doug McDermott spoiled it. McDermott drilled one huge 3-pointer after another, and the Pacers jumped at the fourth quarter in the Pepsi Center to sneak Sunday’s match 115-107. McDermott scored 18 in the fourth quarter, including four 3-pointers. If
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