LeBron James, Luka Doncic and the Lakers will visit three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets on Saturday, the first real marquee matchup for Los Angeles since acquiring Doncic for Anthony Davis in the historic trade-deadline deal earlier this month. The Sporting News has the latest NBA odds for this Western Conference tilt, along with some […]
NBA power rankings 2024: Bucks, Nuggets, Suns, Clippers among biggest risers and fallers after Olympics
We last ranked all 30 NBA teams near the end of free agency. It’s time for an updated ranking with Summer League and the Olympics now complete. The summer tournaments gave us a better idea of how some of the stars of the league will perform, along with how many of the younger players are […]
NBA free agency grades 2024: All 30 teams ranked from best (76ers, Thunder) to worst (Nuggets, Clippers)
There are still a few quality free agents left on the market, but most of the big names have been signed in the summer of 2024, and we have a way better idea of what opening day rosters are going to look like for most teams. Aside from Paul George, there wasn’t a ton of […]
Nuggets eliminated from playoffs: Can Denver re-sign Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, find Michael Porter Jr. upgrades?
After winning a championship in 2023, the Nuggets looked poised to potentially start a dynasty . Denver brought back all of its key rotation players minus Bruce Brown Jr., but the same starting five that ran roughshod over the NBA a year ago simply was not as good as Minnesota’s top five in the 2024 […]
Mile-high meltdown: How Nuggets blew 20-point lead to Timberwolves in Game 7
Entering Sunday night’s final game of the Western Conference Semifinals, teams were 21-0 all-time in Game 7s when leading by 15 points or more at halftime. Now that record sits at 21-1. Leading by as many as 20 points early in the second half, the defending champion Denver Nuggets collapsed down the stretch, falling to […]