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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Nuggets win 117-106. Good stuff from Aaron Gordon, Cam Johnson, Julian Strawther and Alpha Diallo (minus the FTs). Whitmore filled it up late. Darryn Peterson leads all scorers with 23.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It feels like the final rotation spot comes down to Julian Strawther and Alpha Diallo, and I'm glad that decision is not mine to make.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Looks like starters and DeRozan are done for the night. Trevor Brazile alongside Jones/Strawther/Diallo/Bagley to start the third.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Nuggets offense goes brrrr in the second quarter. Denver leads 61-56 at halftime. Starting five's defense has been pretty brutal at times. AG with an encouraging 18 and 5. Cam Johnson adds 10 on 7 FGA. Darryn Peterson's going to be a dude for a long time.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I think Aaron Gordon's enjoying his time on the basketball court.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Can I bet on Nikola Jokic getting a technical foul in a preseason game?

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Jazz up 31-24 after one. Alpha Diallo gets the nod alongside Jones/Strawther/DeRozan/Bagley to close the quarter.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Nuggets starters go -7 in their first stint against a Jazz team without Jusuf Nurkic and Lauri Markkanen. Aaron Gordon looks good. Nikola Jokic is shooting. No one else hitting 3s/POA defense an issue. DeMar DeRozan and Julian Strawther are first off the bench.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Nuggets will have their starting five - Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Cam Johnson, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic - together for tonight’s preseason game in Utah.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Final: Jazz 109, Nuggets 97. The season is doomed.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Trevon Brazile is doing some things here in the third. Things include protecting the rim and hitting open 3s.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Looks like the night is over for Denver's starters. It's Nembhard/Strawther/Whitmore/Brazile/Bagley to start the third.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Jazz lead 63-52 at halftime. Aaron Gordon leads teh Nuggets with 12 points. Jokic with 3-3-7. Lauri Markkanen with 17 for the Jazz. Utah 8-23 from 3. Denver 5-20.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Jokic takes his first shot with 57.5 seconds left in the second quarter. Good bit.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I think Christian Braun has his bounce back.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Jazz up 36-26 after one. Nuggets close the quarter with a Tyus/Strawther/DeRozan/Brazile/Bagley lineup. Cam Johnson's 2-5 from 3. Rest of the Nuggs are 0-5. Jazz 5-13 from 3.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

No surprise, but DeMar DeRozan is going to be the first Nugget off the bench. He's in for Tyus Jones. Denver up 12-11 in the middle of the first. Jokic diming. Cam Johnson getting his shot up.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Jamal Murray just walked onto the court in street clothes. He won't play tonight for personal reasons.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Asked Cam Johnson about Ryan Nembhard’s addition, and he made sure to give KJ Simpson his flowers:

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Former Zags Julian Strawther and Ryan Nembhard chatting after today’s training camp practice in Boulder.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Aaron Gordon says he understands he needs to get to the arena earlier and stay later to maintain his body to give himself the best shot to play more games. AG played 51 and 36 games the last two seasons.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"When you have the best player in the world, anything is possible," DeMar DeRozan.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"It kind of ruined my trip, but I'll ruin my trip for $12 million," Jones said.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The 48 hours between signing an offer sheet with Oklahoma City and Denver matching the offer really messed with Spencer Jones's boys trip to Colombia. He hoped free agency wouldn't go so long.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

DaRon Holmes sharing a funny story about a Joel Embiid drop step sending him into the stanchion showing him he needed to put on weight/add strength this offseason. A call from dad afterward cemented the decision.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Nikola Jokic on not signing: "I’m going to sign next year, if they want me." Why he didn't sign: "Business" He said he had open conversations with the front office and ownership.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

David Adelman making no secret about his plan to give DeMar DeRozan the ball *a lot* with the second unit. Pretty sure that clears up any question about the Nuggets changing up the starting five.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Asked Ben Tenzer about Nikola Jokic not signing the extension this summer: "We have no concerns."

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Nuggets have announced their training camp roster. Dane Goodwin (Notre Dame), Coleman Hawkins (Kansas State) and Emanuel Miller (TCU) join Lonnie Walker IV as camp invites. Media day tomorrow. Training camp Tuesday-Saturday in Boulder. Let’s do it.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Full time: St. Louis City 3, Colorado Rapids 0. Not the Rapids' best stuff. St. Louis and Columbus will play in the U.S. Open Cup final.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

St. Louis gets a third in the 59th minute almost immediately after a restart. Tomas Totland flicked it on to Alexandru-Irinel Matan. Big hill for the Pids to climb in the final 30 minutes.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Conrad Wallem wins a race to the ball and plays Simon Becher in behind. Becher gives STL a 2-0 lead in the 52nd minute. The goal survives a lengthy review.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

HT: St. Louis City 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Not much doing in the Rapids attack. Beaudry undoes his big save in the 10th minute with a bad giveaway that led to the goal in the 32nd minute.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Bad touch from Adam Beaudry, and Jeong Sang-Bin pounces to give St. Louis the first goal in the 31st minute.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Big one at the Richard tonight. Rapids hosting St. Louis City in a US Open Cup semifinal.

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Omari Sankofa II @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Wow. NBA came down with the hammer on the Clippers, including five forfeited first-round picks

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It finally went through. Circumstance didn’t do P-Wat any favors. The Nuggets are at a competitive disadvantage if they say he was out for the whole first round; listing him as questionable gave people hope he was close. Was told he wasn’t even playing 5-on-5 in practice by time MN series ended.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I’m having trouble getting the video to upload over here, but in a snippet from the Curious Mike podcast shared on Instagram, Peyton Watson says he felt a little rushed while recovering from hamstring strains last season. Full episode drops tomorrow morning.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

In a snippet from the Curious Mike podcast, Peyton Watson says he felt a little rushed while recovering from hamstring strains last season. Full episode drops tomorrow morning.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Peyton Watson with a message to Nuggets nation on IG:

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Reporting live from Coors Field, the Nuggets have agreed to a sign-and-trade deal that sends Peyton Watson to Cleveland with a new four-year contract worth $88 million. Nuggets get an unprotected 2031 first-round pick from Cavs and a 2032 second-rounder from Sacramento, per multiple reports.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I won’t ever see Nikola Jokic dunk without hearing Marlowe’s “Put him in the dunk contest!”

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I believe Hastings will still do radio for select games.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Vic Lombardi and Bill Hanzlik will still be in the studio with Jason Richardson joining as an analyst. Lauren Gardner is returning to Denver to work for Altitude in a variety of roles including host and reporter.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The Denver Nuggets just announced its new broadcast team for the upcoming season. Katy Winge is the new lead color analyst with Noah Reed joining the crew as the primary play-by-play guy.

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Vinny Benedetto @vbenedetto.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Some random Nuggets schedule ... nuggets. Both games vs. Knicks are the first night of a B2B for Denver and come a little more than a week apart (1/2 vs. Knicks, 1/3 vs. DET and 1/11 at NYK, 1/12 at MIL). Final games of reg season are against the Spurs and Thunder once again.

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