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Durant's signing bad for the NBA and the Nuggets

Kevin Durant's signing with the Warriors could be bad for the NBA, bad for Durant himself ... and bad for the Denver Nuggets.

Saying goodbye to Nuggets superfan Russell Ray

Over the weekend, the Denver Stiffs and Nuggets family sadly had to say goodbye to one of its most iconic members.

2016 NBA Finals prove that anything is possible

Congrats to the Cleveland Cavaliers for doing the seemingly impossible and for inspiring small market franchises everywhere that they, too, could win it all.

Stiffs NBA Draft series: Brice Johnson

UNC's big man is the next in line in the Stiffs NBA Draft series. Is Brice Johnson skilled enough to be successful at the next level?

Stiffs NBA Draft series: Jamal Murray

Jamal Murray is a dynamic shooting guard out of Kentucky who can light it up. Will he still be there when the Nuggets pick at #7?

Stiffs Roundtable: NBA Finals

Our staff previews game 3 and shares their thoughts on the 73-win Warriors and more.

Stiffs NBA Draft Series: Furkan Korkmaz

Explosive Turkish wing Furkan Korkmaz could well end up being a lottery selection in the upcoming NBA Draft, we look at his strengths and weaknesses, as well as how he might fit with the Denver Nuggets.

The best 7th, 15th and 19th picks in draft history

Looking back over three decades at the best players taken in the NBA Draft at the selections where the Nuggets will be choosing this June.

The Pickaxe Podcast: Reviewing the NBA Lottery

Adam is joined by Denver Stiffs writers, Daniel Lewis and Gordon Gross to recap the NBA lottery results, winners and losers of the lottery, potential draft pick trades, Buddy Hield and other candidates at #7, Nurkic and Adams, and more.

Nuggets can find lottery success without top pick

We're all familiar with the Nuggets dubious history with the NBA Draft Lottery. But the Warriors are living proof that a bad lottery night can be overcome with great drafting.

Stiffs Roundtable: Welcome the new writers!

In this week's roundtable, the new Stiffs introduce themselves and talk about the Denver Nuggets of the past, present, and future.

Pickaxe Podcast: Nuggets and Kings with @GWiss

Adam is joined by Greg Wissinger of Sactown Royalty to discuss the Nuggets, Kings, Malone, Karl, Cousins, and more.

Time for a new Nuggets logo and uniform ...

The Denver Nuggets are long past due for a new logo and uniform.

Getting Stiffed: the 1992 lottery

We close out our getting stiffed series with a review of the year that Denver missed out on not one, but two hall of fame centers.

Pickaxe Podcast: Gibson Pyper aka @HalfCourtHoops

In this week's episode of the Pickaxe Podcast, Adam is joined by Gibson Pyper of Denver Stiffs, BBall Breakdown, and Fast Model Sports to go in-depth on Nuggets coach Michael Malone, the Nuggets rosters, the NBA draft, and more.

Imagining a "30 for 30" for the Denver Nuggets ...

ESPN's terrific "30 for 30" films series has profiled a number of NBA teams and basketball-related stories and while it probably won't ever happen, several Denver Nuggets stories would make for a great addition to the series.

Will Barton looks forward to next season in Denver

Barton tweets out his appreciation for Nuggets fans after the 2015-2016 season comes to an end, and promises that he will be back and better than ever next year.

Introducing the Pickaxe Podcast

The first ever episode of our brand new, Denver Nuggets themed podcast.

Mike Miller jokingly responds to fan on Twitter

Mike Miller knows he's about to lose his spot on the list of all-time three-pointers made, considering Stephen Curry looms right behind him.

The 2016 Stiffy (and non-Stiffy) Awards

The Denver Stiffs crew weighs in on who out Stiff'd the competition during the 2015-16 NBA season.

Steve Hess pokes fun at Gary Harris in TOTW

Denver Nuggets' Strength and Conditioning coach Steve Hess had some fun on social media this week by revealing the new signature shoes of Gary Harris. Spoiler: It was a joke.

Getting Stiffed: the 1997 lottery

Remember that time the Nuggets had a chance to get Tim Duncan and instead got Tony Battie...yeah me neither. I blocked it out long ago.

Remembering Vince Boryla (1927-2016)

The man who helped guide the Nuggets to three of their best seasons ever passed away on Easter Sunday at the age of 89.

The Nuggets final 10 games of the season are here

With the Nuggets game against the Philadelphia 76ers in the books, a mere 10 games - five at home, five on the road - remain in the 2015-16 season. Here's a look ahead as the Nuggets gather up their jackets and move towards the exits.

Getting Stiffed: the 1991 lottery

We're going all the way back to 1991 this week when the Nuggets missed out on a incredibly talented scoring power forward. However, they still ended up taking the best player in the draft.

Steve Hess uses positive thinking on Twitter

Steve Hess shows us the importance of positive thinking in a tweet sent out early Thursday morning.

Getting Stiffed: the 1998 lottery

Let's revisist a dark dark time in Nuggets history, the 1998 draft lottery.

The Nuggets fan's dilemma ...

Are the 2015-16 Denver Nuggets winning too many games for their long term good?

Nurkic shows love for Special Olympics athletes

The Denver Nuggets Twitter account tweeted out some heartwarming pictures of Jusuf Nurkic, for the second straight year, collecting autographs from athletes during the Nuggets' annual Special Olympics Skills Clinic.

Tale of two cities: Denver/NYC struggles continue

Five years since "the trade" that sent future Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony to New York from Denver, Anthony returns to Denver representing one struggling team facing off against another.

Chandler comments on Curry, Robertson controversy

Wilson Chandler lets it be known on social media that he's had enough of former NBA players comparing the old and new style of basketball in order to critique the success of current stars.

Getting Stiffed: Weekly draft lottery odds update

Let the ping pong balls fly! Just what kind of chances