One of the routes teams take when they decide to retool the roster, or go for a complete rebuild, is to acquire future draft picks. Specifically, first-round picks. They often get tossed in trades as sweeteners to spice up the deal.

The 2025 NBA playoffs are continuing to deliver an abundance of drama, and it really doesn't get much more dramatic than an all-or-nothing battle between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets.

DENVER — The Oklahoma City Thunder ran away with the Western Conference's top seed this season, winning an NBA-best 68 games, including a record 54 by double digits. The Denver Nuggets didn't have the Thunder's youthful legs, deep bench, long rotation or ...

Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Whether it’s Oklahoma City or San Antonio, the Western Conference is going to be represented in the Finals by a team that does some things much better than the Nuggets.

The Denver Nuggets' draft future is bleak. Calvin Booth went on the offensive and traded draft capital away for what didn't amount to much, except for perhaps Peyton Watson. But that trade set off a domino effect of first-round picks with conditions that leave the Nuggets without a tradable first-round pick outside of the one they'll have in the draft in a few weeks,

The Denver Nuggets are facing a bitter reality headed into next season: the talent around them in their own division is getting better and better–– to the point where there's now a real case for all five teams in the mix to find their way to a playoff bid this time next year.