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Denver Nuggets has come up in 8 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including The Bill Simmons Podcast, Pardon My Take. 5 people have made recorded remarks about it.

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Bill SimmonsSportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast

Simmons proposes a trade of Jamal Murray and Cam Johnson for Jaylen Brown and Sam Hauser that would save Denver money.
“Murray and Cam Johnson for Jalen and Hauser. which would save Denver $10 million this year”
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 24:37
Simmons ranked the 2023 Nuggets as the best of the last eight NBA champions.
“Yeah, I think the 23 Nuggets were the best of the eight. So we agree”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: The Giannis Never-Trade and a Mega-Mailbag With Zach Lowe, Plus Wyndham Clark’s Second U.S. Open Title With Joe House (Jun 22, 2026) · Listen from 34:23
Simmons says he now ranks Jokić 14th in his all-time pyramid, just ahead of Moses Malone and below Hakeem Olajuwon and Shaquille O'Neal.
“I think he's right there with Moses. And I think you could, I have him, I have Joker 14, Moses 15. You could talk me into flipping it”
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 1:02:58
Simmons argues Denver should not make changes, attributing its first-round loss to bad luck and injuries.
“I'm doing nothing. I just had bad luck in a playoff series”
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 55:02

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Zach LoweRinger NBA analyst referenced repeatedly

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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 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 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 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

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Rob MahoneyThe Ringer NBA writer and co-host of The Ringer NBA Show

Mahoney noted that Denver's offense would finish with a worse offensive rating than the Houston Rockets despite having Jokić.
“this offense, with the Nuggets getting bounced, is going to go out with a worse offensive rating than the Houston Rockets this year”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Joker’s Out, and Boston Might Be Next. Plus, an MLB Cocktail Party and 'Survivor 50' With Rob Mahoney, Billy Gil, and Jason Concepcion. (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 8:07
Mahoney argued the Timberwolves outplayed Denver and the Nuggets had no excuses for losing the series.
“They like flat out played these guys and the Nuggets don't have any excuses for losing a series like this”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Joker’s Out, and Boston Might Be Next. Plus, an MLB Cocktail Party and 'Survivor 50' With Rob Mahoney, Billy Gil, and Jason Concepcion. (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 3:14

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Brian WindhorstESPN NBA reporter who criticized the Trae Young contract

Windhorst says Jokić's contract situation will become a major story if he enters the season without an extension.
“But if Jokic enters the season having not extended, that will become a significant storyline”
Pardon My Take: NBA Free Agency With Brian Windhorst, World Cup, Balogun's Red Card Suspended And People Are Big Mad At The US, Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce Wedding + Mt Rushmore Of Weapons (Jul 6, 2026) · Listen from 2:20:01

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PFT CommenterBarstool Sports writer and co-host of Pardon My Take

PFT Commenter argued Michael Porter Jr. was more important to Denver's championship formula than Aaron Gordon.
“Michael Porter Jr. was such a big part of their formula they had when they won. He was a more important part of that team than Aaron Gordon was”
Pardon My Take: Live From Max's Bachelor Party, Sixers Take Down Celtics, Jerry O'Connell And Dante The Don Join The Show, NBA/NHL Playoffs Plus Max's Brothers (May 4, 2026) · Listen from 51:45

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