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Denver Nuggets Coach Michael Malone Calls Out NBA For Considering Shortening Games
Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone is hoping the NBA doesn’t turn into a complete circus after it teased cutting down quarters from 12 to 10 minutes.
Malone, 53, swatted away the idea that the NBA is flirting with reducing minutes as league commissioner Adam Silver explores ways to fix the league he seemingly broke. When the great David Stern handed off the NBA to Silver, it wasn’t this big of a mess.
Head coach Michael Malone of the Denver Nuggets. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
“I hope we don’t go to 10-minute quarters,” Malone said on Wednesday before taking on the Knicks that evening, which Denver went on to lose, 122-112.
READ: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Teases Idea Of Potentially Shortening Games
Malone criticized the NBA for being tempted to change the norms in new but uninspiring ways, hoping to fix the player-friendly league.
“I hope we don’t go to the four-point line,” Malone added. “I hope we don’t become Barnum & Bailey where we’re just having to do whatever we have to do to keep viewership.”
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)
The championship coach hopes the league can regain its rhythm after recent years of crumbling into a tournament of three-point shooting attempts.
READ: Adam Silver Recognizes The 3-Point Shooting Issue In The NBA, But Says League Won’t Move Line Back
Days of well-orchestrated offenses seem like a thing of the past in the NBA. Why try when you can heave a three-point shot!
“Because there is a history and greatness to this game,” Malone attested. “And a purity to this game and I hope we can find a way to stay true to that.”
The Nuggets stand fourth in the West with a 28-19 record.
Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau also reacted to the recent changes teased by Adam Silver.
“I’m probably more traditional, so I’d hate to see that,” Thibodeau said. “That’s just a personal [opinion]. I haven’t really thought about it just because of the records and things of that nature. I think we have a great game. I think what people want to see is competition.”
Head Coach Tom Thibodeau of the New York Knicks. (Photo by Evan Bernstein/Getty Images)
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Denver Broncos Crack Top 10 in NFL Uniform Rankings
The Denver Broncos have undergone a uniform overhaul, beginning in 2024. The Broncos rolled out the Mile High Collection ahead of the 2024 season, which included three different uniform combinations, plus the ’77 Throwbacks.
In 2024, Broncos fans were also treated to a Midnight Navy jersey/pants combination with the white ‘D’ helmet on Monday Night Football against the Cleveland Browns. On top of that, the Broncos rocked their White Out look, which included the Summit White jersey/pants combination and their standard Bronco logo on a white helmet, against the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day last season.
The Broncos are keeping things fresh, and it’s going to be fun to see the different jersey combinations the team rolls out each week this coming season. Fans are obviously partial to the designs, but where do the Broncos’ uniform combinations rank among their NFL peers?
Sports Illustrated‘s Mike Kadlick ranked all 32 NFL teams’ uniform combinations, with the Broncos checking in at No. 10.
“Known as the ‘Mile High’ collection, the Broncos’ new uniforms debuted ahead of the 2024 season, and they remain awesome. Jam-packed with nods to Denver and the surrounding area, their jerseys feature a sleeve cap with a mountain peak and subtle triangles along the sides to represent Colorado’s summit markers. Their helmets, meanwhile, don a bumper that reads “5280”—a reference to Denver’s elevation above sea level. Rounded out with an all-blue alternate kit and a classic throwback look that incorporates the team’s D helmet logo, the Broncos nailed their recent redesign,” Kadlick wrote.
Attention to Detail
It’s not No. 1, but at least the Broncos are in the top 10. As Kadlick noted, Denver’s attention to detail in the new uniform designs is second to none.
Kadlick had the Los Angeles Chargers ranked No. 1, which, I’ve got to admit, kind of surprised me. I’ve never been that impressed by the Chargers’ designs, but to each their own, I suppose.
The Chiefs ranked No. 11, with the Las Vegas Raiders at No. 14, for whatever it’s worth. Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder, but Kadlick had a few questionable uniform designs ranked ahead of the Broncos, I must say.
Besides the Chargers at the top, Kadlick had the Cincinnati Bengals (No. 5), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 6), Washington Commanders (No. 8), and Miami Dolphins (No. 9) ranked above the Broncos. I’ll hear you out on the classic look of the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers (with slight modern twists), as well as the cool options the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans are rolling out nowadays, but the Chargers are meh, the Bengals and Bucs are downright ugly, and the Commanders are just plain.
No big deal, though. Posts like this make for timely offseason fodder as we await the return of football. The Broncos just finished up their offseason training program, and we’re now firmly in the NFL summer.
The cleats will hit the grass again at Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit on July 28, when the veterans report for training camp. From there, the whirlwind of the 2026 season will begin in earnest.
Let’s hope the product on the field looks as good as the Broncos’ Mile High Collection uniforms. The Broncos have produced two double-digit-win seasons since the Walton-Penner ownership group rolled out the new uniform designs, so there is a precedent in place.
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Nuggets decline Jalen Pickett’s team option for 2026-27 season, sources say
The Nuggets are declining Jalen Pickett’s fourth-year team option for the 2026-27 season, releasing him from his contract, league sources told The Denver Post.
Former Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth drafted Pickett with the 32nd overall pick in 2023. The 6-foot-2 reserve combo guard has struggled to break into Denver’s everyday rotation throughout his first three years in the league.
His $2.41 million salary next season would’ve offered the Nuggets a sliver of cap relief, but they chose instead to move on from the former Penn State star. Monday was the deadline to make a decision on his option.
Pickett, 26, averaged 5.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 16.1 minutes per game last season. He appeared in 50 games, highlighted by a career-high 29-point, seven-assist performance in January to lead the Nuggets in an upset over Philadelphia without their entire starting lineup.
Pickett is shooting 38.7% from the 3-point line on two attempts per game in his first three years. He also boasts a sturdy 3.63 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
But he’s remained a deep bench option under two different head coaches in Denver, from Michael Malone to David Adelman. Booth was fired in April 2025. Then, new co-general managers Jon Wallace and Ben Tenzer signed veteran point guard Tyus Jones off the buyout market late last season when the Nuggets wanted ball-handling depth. Jones received playoff minutes over Pickett during their first-round series against the Timberwolves.
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