Nuggets’ Harris Out 4 Weeks With Injured Foot

Nuggets guard Gary Harris was in a walking boot Friday, in these early days of a right foot injury that he suffered last Saturday against Detroit. And he’ll be out for a while, as some details get clearer about his expected time away from the team. Harris’ timeline is at least four weeks out, not up […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Sources: Nuggets’ G Will Barton (ankle) Day-to-Day

Denver G Will Barton (ankle) returned to practice Tuesday, but soreness led to being pulled midway, sources told ESPN. Remains day-to-day. Source: Chris Haynes of ESPN on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Nuggets Coach Respects Jokic for Moving to Bench

With (Nuggets coach Michael) Malone moving away from the “Jurkic” lineup, the Nuggets deployed more combinations with one center surrounded primarily by (Danilo) Gallinari and (Wilson) Chandler. Through eight games, (Nikola) Jokic has never looked comfortable at the four spot alongside (Jusuf) Nurkic and tonight was evidence that those lineups are pretty much over with. […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA PM: Players Battling Reduced Nightly Minutes

There are notable players around the NBA currently sitting on the bench more than usual this season.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Nuggets File Protest With League for Late-Game Call

The Denver Nuggets would like a second chance at the final moment of a loss in Memphis. The team filed a protest Thursday night with the NBA over a disputed call with 0.7 seconds remaining two days ago. The ball appeared to go off a Grizzlies player, but the ruling on the floor and video […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Projecting Cap Space Under Potential Labor Deal

Salary cap guru Eric Pincus breaks down and projects teams’ cap space under potential CBA.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Nuggets’ Will Barton Day-to-Day With Ankle Sprain

An already-thin Nuggets backcourt took another bad blow Monday night when Will Barton was forced out of the game with an injury. “It’s just sore, a bad sprain, a real bad sprain,” Barton said. “My foot stepped on one of the big guys’ feet from Toronto and just turned as soon as I touched it.” […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Nuggets Retire Dikembe Mutombo’s No. 55

The Denver Nuggets retired the No. 55 jersey of finger-wagging, shot-blocker extraordinaire Dikembe Mutombo in a halftime ceremony on Saturday. Source: Associated Press

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Source: Jeremy Evans, Robbie Hummel Sign in Russia

Source: Ex-NBA dunk champion Jeremy Evans, and recent Nuggets forward Robbie Hummel, have signed with Khimki Moscow. — David Pick (@IAmDPick) October 29, 2016 Source: David Pick of Basketball Insiders on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021