How the Nuggets will fare in 2019-20, according to the national media

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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Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. sought conversation with coach Michael Malone over role

Last Thursday, Michael Porter Jr.’s parents sat seven pops up from the Pepsi Center court, right facing the Denver Nuggets’ bench. Porter’s parents were in Portland because of his preseason debut Oct. 8. They desired to be there when he made his home debut facing Nuggets fans, even though it was the preseason finale. His
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Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray could climb several of Nuggets’ franchise career lists

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

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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“Positive activity” in standoff between Altitude Sports and distributor, executive says

The standoff involving Altitude Sports and three significant television distributors may be thawing. Altitude COO Matt Hutchings stated there’s “positive action ” in recent times involving among those big 3 distributors. He didn’t explain which of Comcast, DirecTV or Dish Network was included in the talks. All three saw its contracts with Altitude die more
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NBA GMs tab Nuggets as most “fun” team to watch

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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Pepsi Center to introduce aluminum cups, starting with Nuggets’ home opener

The Pepsi Center will soon serve its fans beverages in aluminum cups. After from the footsteps of Folsom Field, the home of the Nuggets and Avalanche is teaming up with Ball Corporation to use the “infinitely recyclable” lightweight cups to matches and other events in the arena. The Pepsi Center is your first major professional
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Chambers: NHL should ditch video review for offside

The Boston Bruins got a deal Thursday — like this injustice absorbed by the Avalanche in Game 7 of its playoff series in San Jose. The NHL’s no offside review stinks. It was introduced to fix negligence but has come to be a unneeded portion of the game. In the third period of a 2-2
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Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon (leg/hip bruise) questionable at Florida

SUNRISE, Fla. — Star center Nathan MacKinnon will be a game-time choice Friday as soon as the Avalanche plays the Florida Panthers. MacKinnon endured a deep bruise on his leg/hip at Wednesday’s 3-2 overtime loss at Pittsburgh and didn’t take part in Friday’s morning skate. “His leg’s sore. He got struck there the other night
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Avalanche gameday: Colorado’s Russian 3 scratched against Pittsburgh Penguins

PITTSBURGH — The Avalanche’s Russians each will act as a scratch in Wednesday’s nationwide televised game against Pittsburgh. Forward Valeri Nichushkin along with defenseman Nikita Zadorov, who both have played all five games for both 5-0 Colorado, will see the game in matches with countryman Vladislav Kamenev, the young developing forward who has yet to
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