The result was a makeover worthy of HGTV. Michael Porter Jr. was traded for the more versatile and less expensive Cam Johnson. They added an actual functional backup center in Jonas Valanciunas via another trade, and signed free agents Tim Hardaway Jr. and Bruce Brown at bargain basement prices.

Wait, it gets worse. Statistically, Washington’s three most effective players last season were Jonas Valančiūnas, who now plays for the Nuggets; Jordan Poole, who now plays for the Pelicans; and Malcolm Brogdon, who now plays for the Knicks.

The Denver Nuggets commit $125 million to solidify their championship core just days before the season opener.

The Denver Nuggets and the Golden State Warriors will have their regular-season game on October 23 at the Chase Center.

After steamrolling the NBA with 68 regular-season victories and a championship last season, the Thunder find themselves atop BetMGM’s preseason odds to win the NBA Finals. Thanks to a roster that mostly stays the same, Oklahoma City gets an honest crack at becoming the league’s first back-to-back champions since Golden State in 2017 and 2018.

According to a report from ESPN's Shams Charania, the Nuggets and Watson will not agree to a new contract extension, and will leave the fourth-year wing set to hit restricted free agency next summer.

A 24-year-old Chinese woman was indicted for allegedly stealing nearly $2 million worth of gold nuggets from Paris' National Museum of Natural History.

In November 2018, fresh off her third championship, Bird was hired by the Nuggets to serve as the team's Basketball Operations Associate. Tim Connelly, the team's president and general manager, then linked up with her through former NBA player Caron Butler.