Kosta Koufos News

After putting up career-best statistics last season, Kosta Koufos has decided to spend the summer working out with Nuggets coaches and strength staff, instead of playing for the Greek national team.

The NBA's Executive of the Year, Masai Ujiri, is prepared to leave the Nuggets to rebuild the Raptors, according to Yahoo! Sports.

Denver Nuggets Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Masai Ujiri is the recipient of the 2012-13 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year award, the NBA announced today.

Filed under: Basketball Stories and tagged with: Andre Iguodala , Bad Coaching , George Karl , JaVale McGee , Kenneth Faried , Kosta Koufos , NBA Awards The voters have crowned George Karl as coach of the year.

Entering this season, Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl had 1,074 wins, a .595 winning percentage and one NBA finals appearance in 24 seasons, yet somehow no coach of the year award.

San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan looks to pass the ball as Denver Nuggets forward Kosta Koufos defends in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver, Wednesday, April 10, 2013.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love, left, works against Kenneth Faried during a game in January.

One is thus reminded of this scenario, from late last Thursday, in the drab back hallway of Oracle Arena.

As teams are eliminated from the playoffs, we'll look ahead to what might be in store for their offseasons.

In the flick of a light switch, the Nuggets changed the temperature of the playoff series from one that read "Seven-Footers Not Included" to a low-post game that made center Kosta Koufos smile.

Following Tuesday's rough and tumble Game 5, Warriors cead coach Mark Jackson complained that the Denver Nuggets had sent out 'hit men' to target Stephen Curry's fragile ankles, citing an illegal screen Denver big man Kenneth Faried set on the diminutive guard.

Golden State's Richard Jefferson puts up a shot as Kosta Koufos, front, and Wilson Chandler go up to block during Tuesday's Game 5 at the Pepsi Center.

Three thoughts from the Nuggets' 107-100 victory over the Warriors on Tuesday to avoid elimination in Game 5 of their first-round series.

Andrew Bogut has taken away the middle in the Warriors-Nuggets series with his shot-blocking ability.

If the Denver Nuggets are going to do the impossible and win three straight games against the Golden State Warriors to advance to the semifinals of the NBA playoffs, they have to try and mirror the way they played during the regular season.

Note from DJ: Blogging has become difficult in recently. I have time to write occasionally for Freakonomics or Huffington Post, but that's about it.

After a thrilling loss like that, you need a day just to absorb everything. A 2-1 series hole looms over all the good in game three, where I thought the Nuggets did a better job reacting to small ball than they did in game two.

Denver is in trouble. Yes, Golden State still needs to win two more games, but the Warriors are lathered in momentum after a 110-108 victory over the Nuggets here late Friday night.

I know, I know - the last thing Denver Nuggets fans want to think about is next season; especially in the midst of a first-round war with the Golden State Warriors .

The broken foot that brought the exemplary college career of Lehigh guard C.J. McCollum to a sudden end in early January may have temporarily derailed his preparation for the NBA, but it gave him plenty of time to hone his skills for what he hopes will become his post-basketball profession.