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Oct. 12, 2017 — By Christopher Dempsey, Nuggets Insider The flaw in the predictions about who will get the primary reserve minutes at power forward for the Nuggets was that we all were thinking too narrowly. Of all of the positions on the court in the NBA, this one…

Jul. 10, 2017 — By Christopher Dempsey, Altitude Sports LAS VEGAS – Nuggets forward Mike Miller was in Las Vegas on Friday to take in the team’s summer league game against Houston, even as his own future with the team hangs in the balance. The Nuggets have a decis…

Jul. 7, 2017 — By Christopher Dempsey, Altitude Sports And then there was one. On Thursday, Danilo Gallinari’s exit from the Denver Nuggets became official, and it is more significant than you think. Gallinari – along with Wilson Chandler – were the longest-tenur…

Jun. 29, 2017 — The upcoming free agency period is going to quickly answer a couple of questions related to where the Nuggets are in their lifecycle. - How attractive are they to the most sought-after free agents? - Is Nikola Jokic’s breakout second season enough…

Jun. 20, 2017 — Nuggets head coach Mike Malone joins Hastings and Helmer to discuss offseason work, young talent, and expectations headed into next season.

May. 12, 2017 — By Christopher Dempsey, Altitude Sports Phase one of the Nuggets’ attempt to solve its biggest on-court problem from the regular season – improving a leaky defense – begins this week in Chicago at the NBA Draft Combine. The draft, in which the Nugg…

Apr. 14, 2017 — By Christopher Dempsey, Altitude Sports Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari didn’t fully commit to opting out of the final year of his current contract, when talking about his summer with media on Thursday, but odds are he will.   Gallinari did, howe…

Apr. 13, 2017 — By Christopher Dempsey, Altitude Sports OKLAHOMA CITY – As the dust settled on the Nuggets 2016-17 season, general manager Tim Connelly took a few moments to reflect on all that has taken place. The team’s 40 wins was its most in four years, the mos…

Apr. 12, 2017 — By Christopher Dempsey, Altitude Sports If not for Nikola Jokic’s potential award-winning season, the Nuggets player who would be garnering the hottest most-improved spotlight would be shooting guard Gary Harris. “I still don’t think the league app…

Apr. 7, 2017 — By Christopher Dempsey, Altitude Sports   Second-year Nuggets center Nikola Jokic’s preference is to stiff-arm the spotlight. But there is a postseason award even he can get behind; the NBA’s Most Improved Award.   “Yeah,” Jokic said. “Why not?” …

Apr. 3, 2017 — By Christopher Dempsey, Altitude Sports MIAMI – By the time media was let into the locker room after the Nuggets win over Miami on Sunday night, Emmanuel Mudiay, the man of the hour, was long gone. He’d let his game do all of the talking in a big vi…

Mar. 28, 2017 — By Christopher Dempsey, Altitude Sports PORTLAND, Ore. – There are few secrets between the Nuggets and Trail Blazers. Tuesday night’s game at the Moda Center won’t be played in a fog. The Northwest Division rivals face off four times every season. T…

Mar. 27, 2017 — By Christopher Dempsey, Altitude Sports After the locker room had cleared out, media gone, many of the Nuggets players gone as well after Sunday night’s game, a few still lingered and chatted about what will be the biggest game of the season. A game…

Mar. 23, 2017 — By: Christopher Dempsey, Altitude Sports On Wednesday night after what was most certainly the Nuggets’ biggest win of the season, the locker room was one part “ecstatic” and one part unimpressed. It had no choice but to be both. That stems from the…

Mar. 20, 2017 — By Christopher Dempsey, Altitude Sports HOUSTON -- The Nuggets will have to wait at least one more game for veterans Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler to return to the lineup. On Monday morning both said they are closing in on returns but will no…

Mar. 17, 2017 — By Christopher Dempsey, Altitude Sports Thursday night was “send a message” night for Nuggets coach Michael Malone, who doesn’t want his team’s recent run of success to be clouded by complacency. So Malone railed against a defensive effort he said n…

Mar. 7, 2017 — By Christopher Dempsey, Altitude Sports Defense, for the Nuggets this season has been a tug of war, moments of head-shaking frustration mixed with moments of encouragement. Lately, they’re living much more in the space of the latter. They are baby…