Denver Nuggets
Carmelo Anthony once received a 15-game suspension during his Denver Nuggets days, as the NBA punished him the harshest following a scuffle between his Denver teammates and the New York Knicks. However, Anthony then had an eye-opening conversation with former commissioner David Stern, and it showed him the true power of the NBA.
Legendary sports reporter Craig Sager was the high school teammate of both 1981 NFL MVP Ken Anderson and Denver Nuggets legend and Hall of Famer Dan Issel.
Al Harrington was still an active NBA player when he entered the legal cannabis industry in 2011. He expects to reach $26 million in revenue this year.
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf twice scored on Michael Jordan while still in high school and then engaged in an epic duel with him in the NBA.
Nikola Jokić was almost an afterthought, a second-round draft-and-stash pick from Serbia in 2014. He completed a first-of-its-kind climb from that origin to NBA MVP.
Nikola Jokic was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 41st pick in the 2014 NBA draft. At the same time, a Taco Bell commercial was running on the broadcast.
Trae Young and Michael Porter Jr. were AAU teammates who had hoped to head off to college as a package deal. That didn't pan out, but perhaps they can reunite as NBA teammates one day.
If Chauncey Billups never makes the Hall of Fame, at least he can say he's the only player in NBA history with a winning record against Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James.
In 2003, Denver Nuggets rookies Vincent Yarbrough and Junior Harrington purposely trash-talked Michael Jordan so he would “go off” on them.
With Jamal Murray suffering a devastating injury, the Denver Nuggets no longer look like a viable NBA title contender.
