Jeff Teague says Kenny Atkinson tried warning the Hawks that ROOKIE Jokic was the best player on the Nuggets
"Who the f*ck was that?"
"At the time Al Horford was killing, and even Al was like 'That mother f*cker kind of nice'. "
Sources: The Trail Blazers interviewed Jared Dudley for their head coaching position. Dudley is the lead assistant coach for the Nuggets. He was also an assistant coach for the Mavericks. He spent 14 NBA seasons with the Bobcats, Suns, Clippers, Bucks, Wizards, Nets, and Lakers.
The Denver Nuggets have scheduled a pre-draft workout with St. John’s forward and potential first-round pick Zuby Ejiofor that’ll be within the next few weeks following Chicago’s NBA Combine, league sources say.
Christian Braun takes full accountability for the Nuggets’ first-round exit
“I just think I’m the leader of this team. I’m the vocal leader of this team. And when we don’t play well as a whole, you can blame whatever you want … You can blame anything. But I didn’t play well enough as an individual, and I didn’t have this team ready enough to play in a tough series. So we’ll be better. I’ll be better. I’m looking forward to next year, when we can respond.”
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Nikola Jokić is the first player to lead the NBA in both rebounds and assists per game in a season since 1969-70, when leaders began to be determined by per-game averages.
Wilt Chamberlain led the NBA in both categories in 1967-68, when leaders were determined by totals.