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Kiszla: How soon can Jerami Grant replace Paul Millsap as Nuggets’ starter at power forward?

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The chants of “M-V-P, M-V-P!” bounced off the Pepsi Center walls from the first time Nuggets center Nikola Jokic stepped to the foul line, less than two minutes into the first quarter of the home-opener in the most anticipated season in franchise history. “I’d much rather clean up and teach after a win than a
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How the Nuggets will fare in 2019-20, according to the national media

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Expectations couldn’t be higher for the Denver Nuggets this year. The general consensus: The Nuggets are going to be great, but just not good enough to win an NBA title. It doesn’t require a comprehensive look of national media outlets to locate predictions with the Nuggets as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.
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Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray could climb several of Nuggets’ franchise career lists

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The Broncos are fighting however there so lots of hype over at the Pepsi Center. The Avs have started their season along with the Nuggets will begin their campaign on Wednesday with fantasies of a championship. In other words, when they can get beyond the barbarous West. This Nuggets squad is gifted and young, and
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NBA GMs tab Nuggets as most “fun” team to watch

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Less than a week from the onset of this 2019-’20 NBA season, general managers across the league are packed with the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets were featured In NBA.com’s yearly survey of this league’s 30 GMs, even if they didn’t choose them to win a title this season. (They did predict, but theyrsquo;d finish with
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Projecting the Nuggets’ depth chart heading into 2019-’20 season

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It was simple practical, for Nuggets trainer Michael Malone to dismiss the query. Malone was sitting in the news conference for enviable forward Jerami Grant and was not interested in indulging questions which training camp and preseason would finally answer. “I haven’t thought rotations and about the depth chart,” Malone stated with a laugh. “I’m
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Paul Millsap “expected” to be back with Nuggets, Tim Connelly says

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If Tim Connelly has his druthers, Paul Millsap is coming back for another tour with the Denver Nuggets. “Our aim and Paul’s aim is to get him back with us,” Connelly, the Nuggets’ president of basketball operations, told reporters during a joint news conference with coach Michael Malone in the Pepsi Center late Tuesday morning.
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Nuggets’ Torrey Craig suffocated Damian Lillard with defense. But when he exited stage left with injury, so did Denver’s season.

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If Damian Lillard doesn’t want to look at Torrey Craig’s crooked headband-wearing mug ever again, there’s not a soul across the NBA who could blame the guy. Not after what he went through Sunday. The screens didn’t work. Being quick off the dribble didn’t work. It wasn’t Dame time. Wherever Lillard turned Sunday afternoon, Craig
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Damian Lillard can’t be stopped, but here’s how the Nuggets have contained him

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Simple math says you crowd Damian Lillard every dang time down the floor, from about the logo on. But if 2 < 3 isn’t a sexy enough case for why the Denver Nuggets were doing what they do heading into Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals, there’s also this: When the Blazers’ sharpshooter
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Nikola Jokic powers Nuggets to Game 1 win over Blazers

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Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard arrived as advertised. He just wasn’t Nikola Jokic. Not even a flagrant foul to the face could slow Denver’s franchise center, who barged his way into 37 points in the Nuggets’ 121-113 victory against Portland on Monday night in the Pepsi Center at Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal
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Nuggets come up short against Trail Blazers in Game 2, series tied 1-1

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The Nuggets fought through a nose and a woeful but the Trail Blazers didn’t balk. Portland stole Game 2 on Wednesday night 97-90 as feelings flared on both sides in the Pepsi Center and the playoff series was evened up at a game apiece. The Nuggets tried to mount a comeback, getting as close a
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