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19 July 2025

• Keeler: Cam Johnson? Jonas Valanciunas? David Adelman’s got Nuggets team Michael Malone always wanted. He better not blow it
  How cheesed off must Malone be right about now? These Nuggets, assuming center Jonas Valanciunas comes to his senses, have the juice to match the Thunder and Timberwolves, body for body. Shooter for shooter. Veteran for veteran.
• Cam Johnson arrives in Denver with admiration for Nikola Jokic: ‘That’s the kind of basketball I want to play’
  Cam Johnson grew up drawing basketball sets on a notebook in his bedroom. Nikola Jokic might be the perfect teammate for him.
• Nuggets Journal: Ben Tenzer has ‘no concerns’ about Jonas Valanciunas’ status
  Details haven't been nailed down yet regarding a time for team officials to see Valanciunas face-to-face, but the sense around the team is that he's been cooperative.
• Renck: Only one way for Nuggets to handle Jonas Valanciunas drama: Play hard ball
  But there remains a catch. A loose thread dangling from Valanciunas, that if pulled, could cause everything to unravel. This leaves the Nuggets no choice but to continue taking a hard-line stance. It's Denver or nothing. No budging.
• Nuggets Mailbag: Nikola Jokic’s future, Christian Braun’s extension value and more Jonas Valanciunas chatter
  Due diligence for the Nuggets is to negotiate. They're already on the hook for at least $171.6 million in 2026-27, spread across five contracts.
• Nuggets Podcast: Nikola Jokic passes on extension, Jonas Valanciunas visits Greece and DaRon Holmes II makes Summer League return
  In the latest Nuggets Ink podcast, Bennett Durando and Matt Schubert dig into Nikola Jokic passing on an extension, Jonas Valanciunas flirting with Europe and DaRon Holmes II's glorious return.
• Nuggets vs. Raptors Summer League takeaways: Denver can’t handle ball pressure in loss to Toronto
  Takeaways on DaRon Holmes II, EJ Liddell and the rest of the Nuggets from a Summer League loss to the Toronto Raptors.
• David Adelman on Jonas Valanciunas, Nuggets offseason moves: Second unit an “open competition”
  "You really would like to have a long rotation to start the season and then let things play out as they will," Adelman told The Denver Post.
• DaRon Holmes II on returning to game speed at Summer League: ‘It just takes some time’
  "I didn't get injured this game," Holmes said on Thursday, "so that's a positive."
• Keeler: Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. might be your Lex Luthor. But to this Denver family, he’ll always be Superman
  Michael Porter Jr. might be your Lex Luthor. He's Ashley Salvador's Superman.