What Zach Lowe has said about Denver Nuggets
5 quotes · 3 episodes · Apr 6, 2026 – Jun 29, 2026
Zach Lowe, Ringer NBA analyst referenced repeatedly, has been quoted on Denver Nuggets 5 times in 3 episodes of The Bill Simmons Podcast, most recently on June 29, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
- Didn’t happen
Lowe predicts Denver will make a surprising big move during the week.
“I'm going to say Denver is going to do something big and I don't know what it is”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: A Crazy NBA Month With Zach Lowe, Plus Taylor Sheridan on Building a TV Empire and the Problems With Hollywood (Jun 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:23:28
Lowe says Denver must build its roster assuming Aaron Gordon will be unreliable availability-wise for the rest of his career.
“I just think you have to assume Aaron Gordon is going to be hit or miss availability wise for the rest of his career”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Part 2: Cleveland Survives, Knicks-Sixers, and Whaddya Do for Denver, Houston, and Atlanta With Zach Lowe (May 4, 2026) · Listen from 56:05
Lowe rejects the idea that Jokić has declined as a playoff player, saying he still has plenty of prime left.
“I'm not going there. I think he still has plenty of time left in his prime”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Part 2: Cleveland Survives, Knicks-Sixers, and Whaddya Do for Denver, Houston, and Atlanta With Zach Lowe (May 4, 2026) · Listen from 1:01:43
Lowe said Aaron Gordon played 41 minutes, guarded Wembanyama for much of the game and did everything he usually does on offense.
“Aaron Gordon played 41 minutes guarded Wemby for a lot of the game did everything that Aaron Gordon always does on offense”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: The 2026 Made-Up NBA Awards With Zach Lowe (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 3:54
Lowe said that if he were Denver he would want the three seed to face Minnesota rather than Houston, and San Antonio rather than Oklahoma City.
“I want to play San Antonio over OKC. Yeah, so that's the route for Denver. If we're three, we get Minnesota instead of Houston”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: The 2026 Made-Up NBA Awards With Zach Lowe (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 16:45
Predictions
- Didn’t happen
Lowe predicts Denver will make a surprising big move during the week.
“I'm going to say Denver is going to do something big and I don't know what it is”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: A Crazy NBA Month With Zach Lowe, Plus Taylor Sheridan on Building a TV Empire and the Problems With Hollywood (Jun 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:23:28 · Denver Nuggets
In the week after June 29, 2026, Denver's only moves were one-year deals with Marvin Bagley III (agreed July 1) and Tyus Jones (July 2), which coverage called minor. Denver's larger moves, the Peyton Watson sign-and-trade to Cleveland (August 19) and DeMar DeRozan's one-year minimum deal, came in August, after the July 5 deadline.
Sources: Nuggets sign Tyus Jones, Marvin Bagley III to one-year contracts - Colorado Springs Gazette · Burning Questions for Nuggets Amid Quiet 2026 Free Agency · 2026-2027 Denver Nuggets Transaction History · Peyton Watson to Cavs, Max Strus to Clippers in multiteam trade - ESPN · Nuggets score 6-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan on one-year, $3.9 million deal
Checked Oct 8, 2026
Episodes
A Crazy NBA Month With Zach Lowe, Plus Taylor Sheridan on Building a TV Empire and the Problems With HollywoodThe Bill Simmons Podcast · Jun 29, 2026 · 2 h 45 min
Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe debate Jaylen Brown trade rumors, the LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges trades and LeBron's future, then Taylor Sheridan discusses his prison book and TV empire.
- Part 2: Cleveland Survives, Knicks-Sixers, and Whaddya Do for Denver, Houston, and Atlanta With Zach Lowe
The Bill Simmons Podcast · May 4, 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe react to Cleveland's Game 7 win over Toronto, preview the NBA's second round, and weigh offseason moves for eliminated teams.
- The 2026 Made-Up NBA Awards With Zach Lowe
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Apr 6, 2026 · 2 h 5 min
Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe react to a Nuggets-Spurs overtime thriller, the Lakers' injuries, and hand out their 2026 made-up NBA awards.
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- Brian Windhorst · 1 quote
- PFT Commenter · 1 quote
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