The Los Angeles Lakers are gearing up for the regular season, which is now less than a week away. This year is expected to generate plenty of headlines, especially with Luka Doncic’s body transformation,

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Aaron Gordon turns in a playoff career night and Denver finds its A-game to put L.A. on the brink of elimination. Shaun Powell The Nuggets deflate the Lakers with an impressive team effort, getting 20 or more points from 4 players in their Game 3 victory.

Bennett Durando reported that Bruce Brown turned down the deal from the Lakers and Suns and chose to return to the Denver Nuggets.

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No disrespect to the champs, intended. There’s nothing wrong with thinking they should be the favorite until taken down. But the Nuggets have the best player in the world and the deepest team we’ve seen them have since winning it all in 2023.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/nuggets as Lakers Showed Interest in Bruce Brown Before Nuggets Deal. Returning Denver Nuggets guard Bruce Brown seemingly had some notable interest in free agency across the league with a few other teams before opting to return to his former home in the Mile High.

Throughout the offseason, former league MVP Russell Westbrook was unsure if he was going to be on an NBA team’s roster come opening night, despite a fairly productive 2024-25 season with the Denver Nuggets.

Second-year Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James could miss the team's season-opener against the Golden State Warriors with an ankle injury.