JaVale McGee News

Nurkic, a 7-foot, 280-pound center, was the No. 16 pick in the NBA draft June 26 and signed a four-year contract worth $7 million."

NBA star JaVale McGee isn't letting a little thing like a 20 MILLION gallon flood get in the way of his charity softball game -- TMZ Sports has learned the event will happen at UCLA on Sunday ... despite the fact parts of the campus are still underwater.

The Nuggets' prospects in 2014-15? "I'm talking playoffs as a fifth or sixth seed," says Christopher Dempsey, "and then going in as a team nobody wants to face."

Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge took a gamble back in the summer of 2012 when he signed Jeff Green to a four-year, $36 million contract.

Mar 7, 2014; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee wears Google Glass while watching in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Pepsi Center.

For the first time in several seasons, your Denver Nuggets found themselves in the lottery this year after missing the playoffs for the first time since the arrival of a young Carmelo Anthony.

With Marcell Fisher taking over the Hahnville boys basketball team , Clark has promoted assistant coach Randall Montgomery to head coach.

Nov 13, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets center Timofey Mozgov reacts during the second half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Pepsi Center.

In a Harvard Magazine study published in 2013 , Associate Professor Ted Kaptchuk ran a clinical trial comparing the efficacy of an unbranded pain relief medication vs. acupuncture for a group of 270 people experiencing severe arm pain.

Is there any room on the Nuggets roster for both of these guys to get ample PT? - Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports With draftees Jusuf Nurkic and Gary Harris joining an already crowded Denver Nuggets roster, the Nuggets organization might have to make tough choices when training camp concludes.

Jun 26, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Jusuf Nurkic shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number sixteen overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center.

Apr 2, 2014; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets head coach Brian Shaw must be smiling knowing he will have Danilo Gallinari, JJ Hickson, JaVale McGee and Nate Robinson are doing well with their respective injury rehabs.

Denver Nuggets general manager Tim Connelly pushed the Nuggets into many players heads during July, but ultimately came up short as free agency wraps up.

Even though the Denver Nuggets haven't made any free-agency signings, there's nothing wrong with that.

"Being traded for me is a positive experience," Afflalo told Basketball Insiders .

Apr 20, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee dunks over Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut during the first half of game one of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at the Pepsi Center.

I've said many times this summer that the Nuggets have a deep roster, one that will make it hard for a free agent to come in to compete, and even harder for the team to pay him.

Jusuf Nurkic, the No. 16 pick in the 2014 NBA draft, won't be spending another season in Europe as previously reported .

Sep 30, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee during media day at the Pepsi Center.

Veteran free agent Mike Miller will be visiting the Denver Nuggets on Sunday and Monday, according to ESPN Radio 92.9FM in Memphis.