丹佛掘金队总裁约什·克伦克表示，在球队季后赛首轮出局后，球队对阵容调整持开放态度，但不会交易尼古拉·约基奇。
尽管受到严重伤病困扰，掘金队常规赛仍取得了54胜28负的战绩，以西部第三号种子的身份进入季后赛。阿隆·戈登仅出场36次，克里斯蒂安·布劳恩出场44次，佩顿·沃森和卡梅隆·约翰逊各出场54次。随后，球队在季后赛首轮以2-4不敌明尼苏达森林狼队。克伦克周五在新闻发布会上向记者表示，球队在健康状况下从未获得建立比赛节奏的机会。他称这个赛季在许多方面是一个“从未真正开始”的赛季，因为球队无法在较长的时间跨度内展现真实实力。克伦克强调，除了交易约基奇之外，为了补强阵容，一切方案都在考虑范围内，这也为涉及贾马尔·穆雷或阿隆·戈登等球员的变动留下了可能性。主教练大卫·阿德尔曼强调了球队在控球和一对一防守方面的需求，而高管们则讨论了在不超出工资帽的情况下留住受限制自由球员佩顿·沃森的可能性。
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The NBA fined Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić $50,000 and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle $35,000 for their roles in a scuffle at the end of Game 4. The incident followed Jaden McDaniels' layup with 1.3 seconds left in Minnesota's 112-96 victory, putting the Timberwolves up 3-1 in their first-round playoff series. No suspensions were issued ahead of Game 5 on Monday.
The Denver Nuggets' early playoff exit to a shorthanded Minnesota Timberwolves team has sparked debate over their championship prospects. With Nikola Jokić on an expiring contract and mounting financial pressures, questions swirl about the franchise's commitment to contending. Former coach George Karl noted that NBA title windows close quickly.
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Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels called several Denver Nuggets players bad defenders after his team's 119-114 playoff win on Monday. Nuggets coach David Adelman dismissed the comments with sarcasm during Wednesday's practice. Players like Cam Johnson and Christian Braun downplayed the remarks as typical rivalry talk.