Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic, from left, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, DeAndre Jordan and Christian Braun, right, sit on the bench watching play against the Oklahoma City Thunder late in the second ...

The Nuggets need to fortify their bench — Adelman’s trust in young players would accelerate their development — and land Jokic a true backup center. And they must tweak their starting five.

The Nuggets fixed much of their roster in 2025 NBA free agency, but one issue remains: Here's the final move to complete ...

For the second straight season, Nikola Jokić's eternally resilient Denver Nuggets took a Western Conference heavyweight to seven games in the second round. And for the second straight season ...

The Denver bench had a net rating of -11.6, which was ranked 21st in the league. This meant that the Nuggets scored 11 fewer points than their opponents per 100 possessions when the bench was playing.

The scars of the Denver Nuggets' season aren't just the fresh ones from the clobbering they endured in Game 7 at Oklahoma City but the short bench they dragged through the playoffs courtesy of ...

Nuggets need deeper bench, but bigger issue is who will lead them from the front office and sideline Updated May. 19, 2025 2:40 p.m. ET ...

Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic, from left, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, DeAndre Jordan and Christian Braun, right, sit on the bench watching play against the Oklahoma City Thunder late in the second ...

The bench just wasn’t much of one. Julian Strawther had a terrific Game 6 in Round 2, scoring 15 points and helping the Nuggets force a Game 7.

DENVER (AP) — The scars of the Denver Nuggets' season aren't just the fresh ones from the clobbering they endured in Game 7 at Oklahoma City but the short bench they dragged through the playoffs… ...