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Why Paul Millsap and Jerami Grant bring needed balance to Nuggets frontcourt

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Paul Millsap cashed in a pull-up jumper from behind the arc. Jerami Grant, seated under the scorer’s table inside the Pepsi Center prepared to check, flashed three fingers on each hand. Seconds later from the quarter of the Nuggets’ preseason finale Thursday night against the Blazers, there was a frontcourt substitution emblematic of a larger
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Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. can be “terror” on defense

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Take it in the lifeblood of this Nuggets defense: Michael Porter Jr. is a terror on the defensive end of the ground. Paul Millsap has been the back of this Nuggets’ frontcourt since he signed with Denver during the summer of 2017. Conceptual understanding and his comprehension have made him an above-average defender as his
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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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Nuggets offseason agenda: What moves can Denver make?

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The business of basketball never sleeps. However, for the Nuggets, rather than having to negotiate a trade requirement from a celebrity player (New Orleans) or dreading a potential departure of a Finals MVP (Toronto), Denver is confronted with different so-called fantastic problems that summer. The most pressing issue pertains to the $30 million team option
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Nuggets Mailbag: Who could Denver target in free agency summer?

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Who are the one man the Nuggets should target and have a chance? I enjoy Julius Randle, Bojan Bogdanovic and Khris Middleton . — Rich, Lakewood Those are adequate options but so much of what they can do will be based on what happens with all Paul Millsap and also his 30 million team option.
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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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Kiz vs. Singer: Why does Nikola Jokic have to be so mean to Enes Kanter?

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Question: Why does Nikola Jokic have to be so mean to Enes Kanter? Kiz: Among all of the developments I witnessed in the Nuggets’ crucial victory at Portland in Game 4 of their NBA playoff series, possibly the most surprising to me was the sound of 20,000 Blazers fans booing Nikola Jokic each time he
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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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San Antonio Spurs at Denver Nuggets: Game 7 keys to victory

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LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan. San Antonio’s two stars were ruthless in their Game 6 win. No shield from Paul Millsap or Torrey Craig can do anything contrary to their torrent of jumpers and leaners that are fading. According to Nuggets coach Michael Malone, the Spurs shot 20-of-29 on midrange jumpers. That’s one which will
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Nuggets’ Jamal Murray vows to “bounce back” after crucial miss vs. Spurs in Game 1 loss

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It was early Sunday morning before Jamal Murray walked through the Nuggets locker room, his exit delayed after reliving the jumper that might’ve given Denver Game 1. While his teammates showered and addressed the media after their grueling Game 1 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, Murray was up on the second floor
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