came to the thread to type these exact three words, I don’t even know what to say anymore about what Denver is up to

Basically me when I get one piece of recognition at work and coast for the rest of the year

I mean look at what happened to Milwaukee after they won one. Giannis was in limbo.

Must be nice to have a fucking ring lmao

Truth is it was just poor roster management, letting players walk over paying the old ones they kept that helped “win the chip”. Set themselves up for a shit time, while still having one of the best players in the league. But this is more common than teams maintaining for a longer duration of a stars career.

They spent boatloads of money after they won the chip, they just invested in the wrong players. Not sure why everyone says the ownership gave up.

Not just that. Rams won in 21, Avalanche in 22, Nuggets in 23, Arsenal last year.

Each team is pretty successful still. Rams are frontrunners for SB, Avalanche have a “superteam” going and should be considered front runners for Stanley Cup too, Arsenal just got some success and it would be stupid to give up on them. Nuggets are pretty much the outlier and the casualty of “well, we are probably not winning this year”.

This is the negative of having an owner with more than one team. They just don’t give a shit anymore.

after signing a solid player the min?

I wonder who reddit thinks we should sign for the min at this point that would change their mind? they have their over reactions already typed up and ready to go. just need a post with “denver nuggets” in it.

and btw, that “one ring and were ok now” is something 20+ fan bases would die to have. funny how you make it sound like a negative.

This is the same way I feel about all the teams I root for. I just need one so that I don’t have to die in shame for all the years I wasted.

They made some really good moves last off-season. The team just got derailed by injuries. Every starter plus Valanciunas and Watson had significant injuries during last season.

True. There isn’t much urgency for them cause they got Jokic enough to get that ring. If your Jokic you have to sit down with that front office and demand more or be prepared to move on

I feel like I’m going crazy, right?. He can create his own shot off the bench and lord knows the Nuggets need something cooking in the non-Jokic minutes.

Everyone always acts like a signing isn’t worth it if it doesn’t immediately make a team a contender. This is a very low risk move.

he’s one of the very few veteran minimum free agent signings that’s likely to be good

DeRozan is as solid as it gets, this is a great signing

Can’t really think of any/many vets I’d rather have on the bench on a minimum deal. He has such a deep bag of tricks. Can make offense out of nothing.

And He’s been at his worse in his career when made the focal point of an offense, and asked to carry too much load. Less minutes off the bench should be perfect for him.

He is one of the best pick and roll players in the league

I’m glad DeRo finally landed on a playoff team. 

Those Bulls and Kangz were miserable.

Bro is still a walking bucket

Seriously. What other option do the Nuggets have?

He is also a really efficient post up player for a guard

yeah agree lol. If it’s a minimal deal he can give you 15 off the bench on mildly above average efficiency. They didn’t have that all of last year, no reliable bench scorer.

Yup this is an incredible contract. DeMar plays almost every game and is a good scorer and great passer for a 3. He averaged ¹⁸⁄₄ on 59 TS% with only 1.2 turnovers per game last season.

The year with the Kings left a bad taste in many people’s mouths. But I agree with you that DeRozan is a good signing for Denver. Dude can still get buckets.

The Demar Jokic 2 man game is gonna be great. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills being the only one saying it.

If the cards break right for Demar, he could join the 30K regular season points club. That all being said, he needs a green light to keep on getting buckets. Don’t know if he’s a starting-caliber guy anymore, but Denver’s bench is a pretty clear runway for him to keep on contributing.

Not too surprised. Typical /r/nba reactionary takes. Deebo is still a serviceable player who should help the Nuggets. I like the signing.

Their defensive issues will always be there with Jokic/Murray who play two positions that are involved in every action and impossible to hide a rim protector who lets people shot 70% at the rim

Even when they had good defenders like Bruce Brown, KCP, Gordon healthy they were were middle of the pack defensively and that was their best

You cannot build an elite defensive team with Jokic unless you make a 2K team and surround him with 4 other elite two way players (plus a rim protecting PF who can spread the floor), that’s just not realistic

They didn’t lose in the playoffs because of their defense

I like the Isaiah Joe and John Collins acquisitions

Are you implying this makes Denver better?

Duren

Duren is prolonging movement

They’ve added a few guys and are at a standstill with Duren right now

It’s ok bro

Bro right I’m so confused. Nephews need to respect Lone star Demar

He is a ball stopper, who doesn’t shoot threes and doesn’t play defence. He isn’t a bad player but he is the opposite of what Denver needs. He would be better fit on the heat where they actually need shot creation

You think DeMar on a minimum is a bad thing? He just averaged 18ppg on just under 60% TS

The nuggets are over the 2nd apron and barely have a bench. Demar is the best bench piece they could realistically acquire right now.

Woulda posted “let’s go!” If he picked the Lakers lol

Fooled into signing the vet min on a team desperately needing bench scoring?

its a min deal, wat else r they gonna do?

He’s not bad and teams are desperate, plus it’s on a minimum deal

He’s overhated

More like EnVer

They not like us

Canadian Tire*

Raptors fans are all over this thread with positivity shout out for that

Fr, I wish him nothing but the best.

He’s a steal at that price. People need to stop sleeping on this dude’s game.

I think he’ll take the money.

Wanna bet?

Chet and 5 firsts for Jokic

I still think he’s a Nugget for life but they’re testing his loyalty fs

Demar doesn’t use teammates. Hes an iso scorer and he isnt changing in 2026 lmao

Anyone who can either run or shoot. DeMar might be the least able NBA player to do either of those things.

Every single player on your team isn’t gonna be every thing. Who are these lockdown defenders who are available on the minimum who are passable in offense? 

This is a great signing for the nuggets. The popular thing is just to trash the franchise rn, but they still have arguably the best starting lineup in the league, with the only real caveat being health. Having a guy like DeRozan on the minimum off the bench is ideal for the nuggets. 

You can’t fix the problem of overpaying zeke and the lack of development for strawther or Holmes with a late off season end of the bench pickup. 

Maybe one of those guys will actually improve, or maybe you can flip one of these guys and the newly acquired 1st round pick for another immediate contributor who can be a defender or address another weakness, but this signing is not related to those problems despite how the narrative culture works. 

But for a team that had no depth, adding DeMar is obviously a major get. 

Is Demar okay with Demar off the bench?

At this point, they had no other option and needed all the help they can get. He’s a major upgrade based on what they have currently.

Having someone who can create their own shot other than jokic/murray isn’t a terrible thing. That team seems absolutely cooked on the defensive end though.

Hopefully being on Nuggs gets some eyeballs on him. Casuals in here be talking madness.