Hoops Rumors

Head coach Michael Malone believes the Nuggets will have an abbreviated stay in the postseason if they don’t improve defensively, according to Bennett Durando of the Denver Post. “If we’re going to be a team that is serious about making the postseason and being a team that can win a round, win another round,” Malone said, “if we don’t start defending for four quarters, we’re … [Read more...] about Nuggets Notes: Malone, Defense, Gordon, Westbrook, Jokic, Murray, Braun

Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon was able to return to action on Friday following a two-game absence, but the right calf injury he has been battling for much of the season continues to cast a murky cloud as the postseason nears, per Bennett Durando of The Denver Post. Gordon, who has also been dealing with a left ankle sprain recently, has missed a total of 27 games thus far in … [Read more...] about Nuggets Notes: Gordon, Murray, Watson, Rest

The NBA’s top two MVP candidates split a pair of games in Oklahoma City on Sunday and Monday, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander‘s Thunder securing a 24-point win in the first game and Nikola Jokic‘s Nuggets responding with a 13-point victory in the second end of the back-to-back. In between those two contests, according to Fred Katz and Tony Jones of The Athletic, Nuggets coach … [Read more...] about Western Notes: Jokic, SGA, Thunder, Zion, Doncic

The NBA’s top two MVP candidates split a pair of games in Oklahoma City on Sunday and Monday, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander‘s Thunder securing a 24-point win in the first game and Nikola Jokic‘s Nuggets responding with a 13-point victory in the second end of the back-to-back. In between those two contests, according to Fred Katz and Tony Jones of The Athletic, Nuggets coach … [Read more...] about Western Notes: Jokic, SGA, Thunder, Zion, Doncic

The Jazz have four players with non-guaranteed contract for next season — KJ Martin, Svi Mykhailiuk, Jaden Springer and Johnny Juzang. Will they retain any of them? Andy Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune examines each player’s case, concluding that their futures depend on what else the Jazz do with their roster this summer and whether they’ll have trade value if their contracts … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Jazz, Porter, Gordon, Conley