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According to unofficial information from the USA that has crossed the Atlantic to Meridian Sports, Denver is impatiently waiting for 12:01 on the quartz clock on June 30 (Eastern American time) to start hunting Bogdan Bogdanovic!
With the Nuggets determined to retain upcoming restricted free agent Peyton Watson and several teams set to hunt for dynamic forwards and small-ball centers, Gordon is a name to monitor that might become available on the table, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer. "Whether that's Cam Johnson, that's Christian Braun, or Aaron Gordon, it really sounds like that pretty much everyone outside of Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic is going to be discussable for the Nuggets front-office leadership group," Fischer said on Bleacher Report. "I don’t know. Whether or not, the price point would end up be enough for Denver to actually move on from Aaron Gordon but he’s someone that could fit all across the league, in any situations."
NBA Base: Chris Finch calls out NBA media and fans for "overreactions" on Julius Randle and Chet Holmgren: "Julius was really good for us in the Denver series... Now we see Chet Holmgren is no good. I can't stand these overreactions... I turn my TV off in the morning during the playoffs. I don't want to hear it."
But along came the upstart Spurs to beat the defending champs in seven games in the Western Conference finals. “There’s no guarantee you are going to get better,” Barnes said. “Look at the last five teams that have been in the Finals. How many of them everyone said, Oh, OKC is going to here for the next three years. Phoenix is going to be there for the next the three years. Milwaukee, Denver, every single time, you have no idea.”
Keerthika Uthayakumar: The NBA will have a different NBA champion for 8th straight season, extending the longest streak in league history. 2019 - Toronto 2020 - Los Angeles Lakers 2021 - Milwaukee 2022 - Golden State 2023 - Denver 2024 - Boston 2025 - Oklahoma City 2026 - New York/San Antonio
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Jon Krawczynski: "You could say that you could try to trade Donte DiVincenzo as part of a bigger package for a Giannis, for someone else, and just kind of then you're off of that kind of underwater salary right now. But when you saw in Game 6 against Denver in the first round when every player on the Wolves roster wore a DiVincenzo jersey to the arena, you know what he means to this team. So there is a bit of morality that comes into play with a decision like this. I don't think that the Timberwolves want to trade Donte DiVincenzo. I think they want to keep him around, they want to help him rehab. They want to get him back fully going and then maybe by towards the end of next season, he's back on the court with the Timberwolves."
Jon Krawczynski: Wrote the day after the season ended that Chris Finch would be back. Tim Connelly today: “He was masterful in the Denver series. We’re not here w/o Finchy, the playoff success he’s had. I’m just thankful he’s a partner and thankful he’s our head coach.”
Start with backup center Jonas Valanciunas, who has a non-guaranteed salary of $10 million. The Nuggets have already agreed to guarantee him $2 million of that. But it’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that he won’t be in Denver next season. He might not be in the NBA at all.
Vinny Benedetto: Asked about the commitment to keeping Peyton Watson in Denver this offseason: Ben Tenzer and Jon Wallace didn't say they would match any offer Watson receives but they "hope" he's a Nugget for the foreseeable future.
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Jon Krawczynski: Anthony Edwards was not at Game 6 against Denver because he was pushing so hard with treatments to get himself ready for the Spurs. As the weekend arrived, he started feeling like his knee was responding well enough to make it happen. And here we are.
Bennett Durando: Shams Charania just went on Inside the NBA and confirmed some tidbits from our @denverpost reporting on the end of the Nuggets’ season: David Adelman’s job is considered safe, but changes to the roster are coming this summer as Denver navigates first-round exit amid payroll dilemmas.
Uncomfortable discussions loom about Denver’s core around Jokic, including whether the 30-year-old Gordon can stay healthy for eight consecutive weeks of playoff basketball at this stage of his career. The Nuggets know from experience how many roster flaws he covers up. But those flaws bubble to the surface every time he’s hurt. At the very least, he will no longer be considered off the table as a trade candidate when team brass meets to discuss next steps, league sources have told The Post.
NBA Courtside: Shams on Nikola Jokic future in Denver: “They believe Nikola Jokic at his word. He wants to be there. This is not a situation where he’s talking about potentially leaving or looking elsewhere, saying I need you guys to do this and that. He’s very internally and externally ‘I’m here, no matter what. I’m resigning.’ But there are going to be changes in Denver” (Via @ShamsCharania)
Shams on Nikola Jokic future in Denver:
— NBA Courtside (@NBA__Courtside) May 1, 2026
“They believe Nikola Jokic at his word. He wants to be there. This is not a situation where he’s talking about potentially leaving or looking elsewhere, saying I need you guys to do this and that. He’s very internally and externally ‘I’m… pic.twitter.com/EMuqSXyrIW