DENVER (AP) — DeMar DeRozan has agreed to sign a one-year contract with the Denver Nuggets worth the veteran minimum of $3.9 million, a person with knowledge of the deal said Friday, Aug. 21. It will be DeRozan 's fifth team in his 18th season for a six-time All-Star looking for his first...
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Russell Westbrook, the NBA 's career leader in triple-doubles and the 2017 MVP, announced Wednesday, Aug. 12, he 's retiring after 18 seasons during which he was selected to the league 's 75th anniversary team. The two-time scoring champion shared his...
The NBA will reveal this season 's Most Valuable Player on Sunday, May 17, which just happens to be the day before Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs. Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the reigning MVP and he 's one...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jaden McDaniels had 32 points and 10 rebounds and Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 24 points in a surprise start for the injury-ravaged Minnesota Timberwolves in a 110-98 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 on Thursday night, April 30, that finished off another tense NBA...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jaden McDaniels and the Minnesota Timberwolves flexed even more of their defensive muscle against the flagging Denver Nuggets, seizing a 2-1 lead in the first-round NBA playoff series with a dominant 113-96 victory on Thursday night, April 23. McDaniels had 20 points and 10...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, James Harden added 28 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a 115-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, April 20, for a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Evan Mobley had 25 points and eight rebounds for...
Oklahoma City 's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander might be adding a couple more trophies to his collection. San Antonio 's Victor Wembanyama has a shot at doing the same. And for the eighth consecutive year, the MVP will be an international one. Gilgeous-Alexander — the reigning NBA MVP — is...
DENVER (AP) — Jonas Valanciunas had season highs of 23 points and 17 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 127-107, in a battle of reserves Friday night, April 10. Denver (53-28) won its 11th straight game to secure at least the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference....
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 14 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his 34th triple-double of the season, and Denver beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 136-119, on Wednesday night, April 8, for the Nuggets’ 10th straight win. Denver (52-28) increased its hold on the No. 3 seed in the Western...
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Denver Nuggets rallied from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers, 137-132, in overtime on Monday night, April 6. Denver (51-28) moved into third place in the Western Conference...
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 40 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds, Christian Braun added 21 points and the Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio, 136-134, in overtime Saturday, April 4, to snap the Spurs’ 11-game winning streak. Cameron Johnson scored 17, Jamal Murray finished with 15 points...
DENVER (AP) — Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has decided to delay a contract extension with the Denver Nuggets this summer, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday night, July 8. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because neither Jokic nor the...
