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20 October 2025

• Peyton Watson preparing for increased ball-handling responsibility with Nuggets
  "I honestly feel the more you play (in the offseason)," Watson said, "the more you build the endurance to be able to continue to play through this long season."
• Nuggets vs. Thunder observations: Denver’s bench hangs with OKC starters in preseason finale
  The Nuggets continued to play a lot of zone, launched a lot of 3s and played an excellent first half in their preseason finale Friday despite sitting most of their top players.
• Renck: Nuggets’ Christian Braun is not Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. He’s better
  "The little things he does can get overlooked. But he’s the glue for our starting unit. He does a little bit of everything."
• Nuggets Journal: David Adelman wants to try everything. Here are 5 unusual lineup ideas.
  In the span of one preseason quarter, Nuggets coach David Adelman played a lineup so huge that Cam Johnson was the two and one so small that two-way wing Spencer Jones was the five. What else could he try this season?
• Russell Westbrook, former Nuggets guard, joins Sacramento Kings in his 18th NBA season, report says
  Westbrook averaged 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists for Denver last season.
• Why Nuggets’ Cam Johnson is relieved to no longer be a visitor at Ball Arena
  Now that he's a Nugget, Johnson won't have to argue with fans at Ball Arena over calls anymore.
• David Adelman on Nuggets’ debut of Nikola Jokic-Jonas Valanciunas lineup: ‘It was hilarious to watch it on tape’
  "I'm not saying it's going to be the perfect thing," Adelman said Tuesday, "but I definitely want to try it."
• Nuggets vs. Clippers: Christian Braun, Peyton Watson adding to their game in preseason
  With contract extension deadlines looming, Christian Braun and Peyton Watson are balling.
• Nuggets Journal: Spencer Jones spends spare time teaching students who’ve been through criminal justice system
  "I needed something where I could have an impact," Spencer Jones said of his community work, "rather than just show up and say hi."
• Nuggets ‘testing the refs’ with more aggressive defense, Nikola Jokic says
  Jokic thinks the Nuggets could be "a silent knight" in the West this year, or something along those lines.