Nuggets wing Bruce Brown has been one of the keys to the team’s success all season long, making winning plays with his versatility on both ends of the court. He referred to Denver as a “perfect fit” and said it was a “great decision” to sign with the Nuggets last offseason, tweets Harrison Wind of DNVR Sports.
The 26-year-old could be a free agent again this summer if he declines his $6.8MM player option in search of a bigger payday, which seems likely. The Nuggets will be limited to offering him $7.8MM, as they only have his Non-Bird rights.
Here’s more on the Nuggets:
- Tim MacMahon of ESPN (Twitter link) hears the Nuggets are optimistic that Christian Braun will be able to step up as the sixth man if Brown leaves Denver in free agency, and the team is also bullish on Peyton Watson becoming a rotation player in 2023/24. Both Braun and Watson are finishing out their rookie seasons as Denver makes its first NBA Finals appearance.
- In a Q&A with Chris Hine of The Star Tribune, former Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders, who is now an assistant with the Nuggets, raved about Western Conference Finals MVP Nikola Jokic. “It’s unbelievable his work capacity,” Saunders said as part of a larger quote. “How hard he works every time he steps on the floor. His approach. His commitment. Just everything that he does is with winning in mind. Everything he does is with helping his teammates in mind. … You can’t help but fall in line in how he approaches it because any time he’s around in the building you want to work hard for him, and he wants to work hard for everyone else involved. He leads by example in so many ways.”
- After sweeping the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, the Nuggets have a lengthy wait until the Game 1 of the Finals, which starts June 1. While they keep a close eye on the Boston/Miami series, they plan to enjoy the extra rest without developing complacency, writes Bennett Durando of The Denver Post. “We take the rest, yeah, but you don’t want to pick up bad habits throughout this week,” guard Jamal Murray said. “… We don’t want to relax and just wait.”
Boston will beat Denver in the finals, book it!
For you to be right we would have to assume that the Celtics get to the finals. Even if they do the Nuggets will have nine days rest while Brogdan is already playing injured. If Boston wins, the Celtics will have needed 7 games to beat the 8th seed in the East. Honestly I don’t think they have the firepower to hang with the Nuggets in the Finals.
Jokic never had the makings of a varsity athlete, much less an NBA player.
And yet he’s one of the best in the game in the world…
And so many varsity athletes are playing in China after their NCAA careers…
It’s Denver’s year ……. plain and simple
This team is peaking at the right time. And playing serious ball. They have a good bench. Don’t get enough credit for that.
They tick a lot of boxes…
The only thing they are missing is the done it before mindset…
But neither have this Boston or Miami team…
Demver’s bench actually isn’t good at all. The non Jokic minutes were absolutely terrible all year. The only quality player on their bench is Bruce brown. Jeff green plays because demver have no one else and Christian Braun barely played the last few games. The announcers who keep saying “Denver has a deep bench” have zero idea what they are talking about.