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On HoopsMatic over the past 24 hours, Bam Adebayo showed up in 6.2% of all trades built. Among those, he was most often sent to Sacramento (14.5%), Cleveland (9.2%), and Denver (9.2%), and the return pieces that came up most often were Evan Mobley (9.2%), Zach LaVine (9.2%), and Jaren Jackson Jr (7.9%).
Ryan Blackburn: David Adelman is frustrated tonight. Mentioned multiple times that the defensive rebounding and second chance points were an issue, that Denver “gave the game away.” Also made some mention of Denver’s 2-man game needing other guys to be playmakers and more aggressive.
Anthony Slater: Yaxel Lendeborg is questionable for tomorrow's game in Minnesota. Left foot inflammation. He was icing it postgame in Denver last night. All the other Warriors veterans are cleared.
Bennett Durando: Jamal Murray: “Our offense has been for years that tone-setter. Just a lot of firepower and teams have to keep up with us, trying to stop us. This year and a couple recent years, we’ve gotta focus on defense. … We have to have a better awareness and not even effort, just more skill.”
Jim Eichenhofer: DeAndre Jordan on one factor that led to #Pelicans not being able to close Saturday's game at Denver, after leading by 19 points entering fourth quarter: "We had too many lapses where we played the score and not the game."
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Dalton Johnson: Gui Santos is questionable for tomorrow's Warriors game in Denver with left tendinitis after leaving early last night in Phoenix @nbcswarriors.bsky.social Charles Bassey (right knee) and Brandon Williams (lower back) are both probable
Speaking to reporters at his postgame news conference, Jokic sternly rebuked Nuggets fans who booed the team amid its struggles in the first half of its home opener. Denver trailed 53-30 in the second quarter and went into halftime down 73-57 before it mounted its remarkable comeback. "We got booed at our first home game, and I think those fans who booed us, they don't need to come anymore," Jokic said. "If you guys follow us, you know that we never quit and we've come back from much worse situations. So, if they ask me, they are not welcome anymore."
Brendan Vogt: Aaron Gordon gets honest about Denver’s penchants for comebacks. “We always have a chance to win. But we need to stop playing like that at some point.”
Cam Johnson left with a sprained right ankle late in the first half. His absence compromised Denver’s spacing. The Thunder clogged up the lane. The Nuggets got sped up and succumbed to turnovers, as so many visitors do at Paycom Center. They coughed it up 22 times, including six by Murray and five by DeMar DeRozan.
Nuggets guard Julian Strawther was helped off the court with a left leg injury during Denver’s preseason game Wednesday in Los Angeles. Strawther’s leg got caught under his body and bent awkwardly as he landed on it during the third quarter. He stayed down, grimacing in pain, as Nuggets trainers tended to him. After being helped up, he didn’t appear to be putting any pressure on the injured leg as he left the court. The Nuggets ruled him out a few minutes later, though without any specific injury designation. He’ll undergo an MRI on Thursday, coach David Adelman told reporters in Los Angeles after a 122-110 loss.
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Whatever Denver does this season feels almost secondary to what it means for the franchise after the season, when three-time MVP Nikola Jokić will become an unrestricted free agent. While the best Nugget ever has insisted that he wants to stay in Denver and sign a massive five-year deal worth a projected $360 million, there is justifiable paranoia in the Mile High City that the shortcomings of the rest of the roster may cause his eye to wander. Certainly, 29 other teams are scheming for how they might lure him away come July.
K.C. Johnson: Isaac Okoro didn’t practice but may play Weds in Milwaukee. Tobe Awaka banged his knee vs. Memphis and, after not playing in Denver, also didn’t practice. Zach Collins and Nic Claxton remain out, all per Tiago Splitter. Collins is progressing. Claxton will be “out awhile”
Marc Stein: Lonnie Walker IV had a non-guaranteed contract in Denver and earlier today it was announced that he has hired @MiskoRaznatovic as his new agent … with Raznatovic now expected to try to find Walker a job abroad.
Marc Stein: After receiving multiple two-way offers, Ryan Nembhard has chosen to sign with Denver, which was seen as the leader in the clubhouse from the jump. The Nuggets must waive one of their three current two-ways to formally add Nembhard and are expected to part ways with KJ Simpson.