Offseason concerns about the Nuggets‘ shooting played out in an opening-night loss to Oklahoma City, writes Tony Jones of The Athletic. Denver shot 7-of-39 from beyond the arc and scored just 87 points as the Thunder pulled away in a battle of two of the West’s elite teams. Nikola Jokic admitted there are offensive issues that have to be worked out. “We are not a good shooting … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Nuggets, Caruso, Holmgren, Randle
Contract Details: Gordon, Moody, Suggs, Green, Sengun, Murphy, More
The three-year veteran extension that Aaron Gordon signed with the Nuggets is worth $103,608,840 in total base salary, Hoops Rumors has confirmed. As expected, Gordon is getting the maximum 40% raise on his 2025/26 salary ($22,841,455), with 8% annual raises after that. Gordon’s is also getting the maximum 40% bump (and 8% subsequent increases) on his $1.2MM in incentives for … [Read more...] about Contract Details: Gordon, Moody, Suggs, Green, Sengun, Murphy, More
Extension Notes: Giddey, Green, Gobert, Gordon
Noting that Bulls guard Josh Giddey was among the top rookie scale extension candidates who didn’t sign a new contract before Monday’s deadline, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said in the latest episode of The Hoop Collective podcast (YouTube link) that the two sides didn’t seem to gain any real traction in their negotiations ahead of the regular season. “From what I understand, there … [Read more...] about Extension Notes: Giddey, Green, Gobert, Gordon
Extension Notes: Kuminga, Kispert, Johnson, Gordon, Bridges
Although the Warriors think Jonathan Kuminga has All-Star potential, they weren’t willing to sign him at this time to the kind of long-term rookie scale extension he was seeking without a more concrete belief that he’ll reach that level, writes Monte Poole of NBC Bay Area. [RELATED: No Extension For Jonathan Kuminga, Warriors] As Poole explains, no one on Golden State’s roster … [Read more...] about Extension Notes: Kuminga, Kispert, Johnson, Gordon, Bridges
Northwest Notes: Porter, Edwards, Wolves, Jazz
The Nuggets ranked last in the NBA a year ago with 31.2 three-point attempts per game and lost one of their most reliable outside marksmen this offseason when Kentavious Caldwell-Pope departed for Orlando in free agency. While head coach Michael Malone has downplayed Denver’s need to fire away from beyond the arc, forward Michael Porter Jr. knows the team will be relying on him … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Porter, Edwards, Wolves, Jazz