Nuggets Ink

On today’s edition of of the Nuggets Ink podcast, Denver Post Nuggets beat writer Bennett Durando is joined by the Athletic’s Matt Schubert to discuss the NBA Playoffs and the trade market.

+ Can Aaron Gordon be traded? If so, what is his value as he ages and deals with injuries.
+ Josh Kroenke puts everyone on the table for potential moves. Should Jamal Murray feel a certain kind of way?
+ What improvements need to be made to salvage the remaining years of Nikola Jokic’s prime.
+ Knicks, Spurs, Thunder? Which team has the best chances to stand atop the NBA?

All this and more…

On today’s edition of the Nuggets Ink Podcast, Denver Post beat writer Bennett Durando dives deep into the NBA Playoffs.

+ Are the Nuggets going to overcome a 3-1 deficit to the Minnesota Timberwolves as they head back for a must-win game six in Minneapolis?
+ Who is on the hot seat if the Nuggets exit the playoffs in round one?
+ Aaron Gordon’s health continues to be a topic of discussion, but recent injuries to the Timberwolves' roster have breathed life back into the struggling Nuggets.
+ The NBA regular season wins draft results revealed.
+ A special guest joins the show.

-All this and more…

On today's edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, Denver Post beat writer Bennett Durando is joined by ESPN's Tim MacMahon to discuss the Nikola Jokic vs OKC's Lu Dort.

+ Who won the night in the public's eye? Is OKC dirty or just the league's best?
+ Can the Nuggets keep treading water and hoping for injuries to subside or do they need a solution now?
+ Is Jokic a different version of himself as he deals with injuries of his own?
+ With AG sidelined, is it clear that he is the most important player outside of Jokic on the roster?
+ Is Cam Johnson a detriment or just in a slump?

All this and more...

In this week's edition of Nuggets Ink, the Denver Post Nuggets Podcast, Matt Schubert and Denver Post beat writer Bennett Durando discuss Jamal Murray's spectacular start to the season, his chances of finally making an All-Star Game and more.

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene after the first week of the regular season. Among the topics discussed:

+ Jamal Murray is tired of hearing about slow starts, and he proved as much Monday night by dropping 43 points on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Is this the year Murray finally gets the All-Star recognition that's eluded him?

+ Aaron Gordon got the season started with a 50-burger against the Golden State Warriors. The Nuggets forward says he's not as athletic as he once was, but is he the best he's been at basketball, as he contended this offseason?

+ Is Tim Hardaway Jr. going to be the Nuggets' sixth man all season? How has Jonas Valanciunas fit in with the second unit? Is Julian Strawther going to remain tethered to the bench?

+ Christian Braun got his big-money extension, but fellow fourth-year player Peyton Watson didn't. What does that mean for them and the future of the franchise?

+ How has new head coach David Adelman fared running the show? His rotations? His adjustments? What's been different between how he runs things and how Michael Malone did?

+ Emails and iTunes reviews ... would've been read had anyone sent them in!

Producer: AAron Ontiveroz
Music: "The Last Dragons" by Schama Noel