Thread: The Official Denver Nuggets Thread!

some good stuff on Nuggets twitter

https://twitter.com/nuggets?lang=en

Last night after the draft on ESPN, there were 4 people discussing the draft. One of the questions was who had the best draft. Jay Bilas replied - "it would have to be Philadelphia, because they drafted the best player, but right after them, is Denver.

Despite the fact the Nuggets drafted a combo guard in Jamal Murray and a shooting guard in Malik Beasley, team general manager Tim Connelly was firm in his stance that Gary Harris’ shooting guard spot next season is not in jeopardy.

“It’s Gary’s job,” Connelly said. “Certainly I hope Jamal does everything he does to potentially take the job, but Gary’s our starting two-guard.”

Harris is coming off a solid season in which he averaged 12.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game. He was one of the Nuggets better shooters, hitting 46 percent from the field overall and 35 percent from 3-point range.

More importantly to Connelly and Nuggets coach Michael Malone is the fact that Harris has been in the gym regularly for on-court workouts.

“He’s been fantastic,” Connelly said. “He’s lived in the gym this summer. (Drafting Murray) was an addition to what we think is a very strong backcourt already. We like the flexibility he provides us.”

Hernangomez arrival uncertain. When the Nuggets selected Juan Hernangomez with the No. 15 pick in the draft, it was due to a nice package of size (6-foot-9, 230 pounds), and skill. Whether any of that gets put on the court next season remains to be seen.

The two sides will negotiate what’s best for the 20 year old, either bringing him here to get his NBA career started, or waiting a year to do it.

rest - http://www.denverpost.com/2016/06/24...hooting-guard/

interesting. . . david aldridge says we were trying to move up for buddy hield. . .

Denver tried to move up to get Hield, couldn't, then settled in and made three rock-solid first-round picks: Kentucky's Jamal Murray at seven, Spanish big Juan Hernangomez at 15 and Florida State's Malik Beasley at 19. All of them should contribute immediately, with Murray almost certain to become a strong complement in the backcourt to second-year point Emmanuel Mudiay. GM Tim Connelly took a lot of heat in his first season, but he's added a lot of talent the last two years. The Nuggets don't have to wait any more for Danilo Gallinari or Wilson Chandler or any other vets to come back from injuries. They've got a good young nucleus, a good young coach in Mike Malone and a good chance to make a move up next season in the west.

http://www.nba.com/2016/news/feature...eans-pelicans/

DJ augustin has signed with orlando. . . looks like jameer and jamal as the backup points it is. . .

@ESPNSteinLine: The Nuggets, sources say, continue to have active interest in signing Dwyane Wade. Instinct (still) tells me Miami ultimately figures it out

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/16...ntinue-pursuit

The Denver Nuggets, armed with some $28 million in salary-cap space, continue to pursue Dwyane Wade, sources told ESPN's Marc Stein.

Wade has made it known that he will not play for less than last season's $20 million salary.

The Miami Heat, at this point, have only $19 million in cap space. Denver and Dallas are teams Wade's representatives have reached out to, sources said. Due to recently agreed-upon signings, both the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls have priced themselves out of the market for Wade.

Drafted in 2003 in the first round by the Heat, Wade has spent the entirety of his NBA career in Miami and has won three championships.

According to sources, Wade has grown frustrated with the Heat, as they prioritized Kevin Durant and Hassan Whiteside in free agency. Durant met with Heat representatives on Sunday in The Hamptons and is expected to make his free-agency decision by Monday, while Whiteside reached a verbal commitment with Miami on a four-year contract that could be worth up to $98 million.

i ain't even gonna hope. . . i like that our FO is pursuing him, though. . . it's not like he makes us all that much better on the court at this point in his career-- but it would be huge from an organizational stand point to sign him. . .

I want him to be a Knick. It would be like watching the Lakers with Karl Malone, Gary Payton, and a bunch of other oldies power walking the court.

Wade offered 2 years, $40 million by Miami to stay, per AP.

Deep into this Zach Lowe column, he floats the nugget that Denver is/was going after Millsap.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/16...n-kevin-durant

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Deep into this Zach Lowe column, he floats the nugget that Denver is/was going after Millsap.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/16...n-kevin-durant

i can't see why the hawks would move him, unless they decide to blow it up and start over after losing horford. . .

Originally Posted by dogfish

i can't see why the hawks would move him, unless they decide to blow it up and start over after losing horford. . .

Just signed Howard, so who knows. He says it was Faried and picks. Not sure how enticing that even is.

Nuggets have offered Wade a 2 year/ 50 million+ contract. His mentorship to the young guys would be invaluable, not to mention that the Nuggets might be looked at as a legit franchise from other NBA players. He's a 20 minute/night guy during the regular season. That leaves room for the young guys to play and grow. I could see him having the kind of effect on Mudiay and Murray that Demarcus Ware has had on Von. Great effort by the Nuggets front office.

So the LeBatard show was talking this morning about how a story is floating out there that the Cavs and Nuggets have some sort of "deal" in place in which Denver signs Wade then trades him to Cleveland in December or something like that? Has anyone heard anything about that? It seems kinda shady.