Vinny Benedetto

Broncos coach Sean Payton isn’t drawing up the play calls for the first time in his lengthy career as a head coach. That honor was given to offensive coordinator Davis Webb, who was also promoted from quarterback coach and pass-game coordinator to offensive coordinator. Here’s Payton’s full staff for the upcoming season: Sean Payton, head […]

That wasn’t a slap on the wrist. Commissioner Adam Silver and the NBA cut off the Clippers’ hands and left them bleeding at the table Wednesday afternoon. After a yearlong investigation, the NBA’s punishment for the Clippers’ circumvention of the salary cap related to Kawhi Leonard’s recruitment to Los Angeles started with the forfeiture of […]

Jason Richardson has an answer. When Altitude Sports announced its revamped Nuggets broadcast team this week, some questioned Richardson’s inclusion. It’s quite common for regional networks to employ a former player to provide their hard-earned perspective, but most played for the team on which they now analyze. Former color commentator Scott Hastings finished his playing […]

It’s time for Ben Tenzer and Jon Wallace to once again perform under the pressure of the Kroenkes looking over their shoulders. Denver’s front-office duo started its partnership productively last summer, trading Michael Porter Jr. and a future first-round pick to Brooklyn for Cam Johnson. The move made even more sense when the Nuggets used […]

Noah Reed and Katy Winge are the new voices of the Nuggets. After spending the last five years calling college basketball and football games for ESPN, NBC and Fox, Reed is coming to Denver to become the Nuggets’ primary play-by-play man. “I am beyond honored to be named the TV play-by-play voice of the Denver […]

The NBA schedule is here, and the Nuggets should be thrilled. After a regular season littered with one-game road trips and homestands that had coach David Adelman feeling like his team was never in one place for long to start the season, Denver has fewer of each this season. There are also 14 back-to-back sets […]

The Denver Nuggets added experience to David Adelman’s coaching staff. Dave Joerger, who coached Memphis and Sacramento, will join the Nuggets as Adelman’s lead assistant, according to an ESPN report Monday night. Joerger coached the Grizzlies from 2013-16, leading Memphis to the playoffs in three consecutive seasons, including a trip to the second round in […]

The clock is ticking on the Nuggets.  Restricted free agent Spencer Jones agreed to a two-year contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder worth $12 million, according to reports Saturday. Per the rules of restricted free agency, the Nuggets have two days to decide if they will match the offer to retain the 25-year-old forward. The two […]

Ty Lawson has apparently lost a step. The former Denver Nuggets guard was arrested Thursday night after allegedly stealing a bottle of vodka from a store in Castle Rock, according to an affidavit obtained by KDVR. Lawson walked out of the store without paying and took the bottle to a nearby restaurant, according to the […]

Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider The three members of the Nuggets’ Summer League squad most likely to impact regular-season games proved enough before the team’s finale. Denver capped Summer League with a 96-89 win over the Raptors on Sunday and left […]