Author: Vinny Benedetto
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Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors chosen to play in preseason Canada Series
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Nuggets are headed north as part of their preseason preparations. The NBA announced Tuesday the Nuggets and Raptors will meet in the Canada Series, but it won’t be a homecoming for Jamal Murray, whose…
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What options remain for Denver Nuggets’ final roster spot | NBA Insider
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider The Nuggets are down to one remaining roster spot after signing Summer League standout Curtis Jones…
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Denver Nuggets, rest of West still chasing Oklahoma City Thunder | Vinny’s take
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There were impressive off seasons in Denver, Houston and Los Angeles, but the Western Conference still runs through Oklahoma City. The Thunder are mostly running it back with the championship core that answered a lot…
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Cam Johnson eager to continue career with contending Denver Nuggets
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The reasons why Cam Johnson looks like a seamless fit in Denver start back in his childhood bedroom in Pennsylvania. “I used to sit down with a little notebook in my bedroom draw up sets. I always just loved the game,” Johnson said Friday at…
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Nuggets executives expect Jonas Valanciunas in Denver to start next season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A good portion of Cam Johnson’s introductory press conference Friday at Ball Arena was spent talking about Jonas Valanciunas. Co-executives Ben Tenzer and Jon Wallace didn’t have much to say on the matter after there was mutual interest between the veteran center Denver acquired via…
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How Denver Nuggets’ new executive Jon Wallace proved people wrong at Georgetown
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Underestimate Jon Wallace at your own risk. That’s a lesson John Thompson III learned back in 2004. Patrick Ewing learned the same in 2019, and Nuggets fans are doing the same this summer. Thompson had resigned as coach of his alma mater, Princeton, to take…
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What contract extensions for Christian Braun, Peyton Watson could mean for Denver Nuggets | NBA Insider
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider After Nikola Jokic decided against signing a contract extension last week, it became Christian Braun and…
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Denver Nuggets officially acquire Jonas Valanciunas from Sacramento Kings
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Jonas Valanciunas saga is one step closer to resolution. The trade that brings the veteran center to Denver and sends Dario Saric to Sacramento was made official Sunday afternoon. Now, the Nuggets and Valanciunas need to figure out what comes next. The Lithuanian and…
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Michael Porter Jr. offers appreciation for time with Nuggets, excitement for next chapter with Nets
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There are no hard feelings from Michael Porter Jr. after the initial shock of his trade to Brooklyn wore off. Porter was on a plane to Saint-Tropez with friends and family for a European vacation…
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Denver Nuggets drawn into difficult group in NBA Cup
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If it was soccer, the NBA Cup’s West Group C would be called the group of death. The NBA’s in-season competition returns for its third season, and the Nuggets once again share a group with some of the heaviest hitters in the Western Conference. Denver…