Denver Stiffs: For Denver Nuggets Fans

Hosts: Evan Fiala, Dan Lewis, Zach Mikash Josh Childress Just a camp body? What would he have to show to make the team? Is there anyone on the roster you would prefer Childress over?   Mason Plumlee Thoughts on the new deal How does this make the draft look in retrospect? Does this contract make him un-tradeable?   Break   Statement Jerseys Are you a fan of them or no? Are you disappointed that the changes to the jerseys appear to be minor? What are you hoping for in the last jersey?   Player breakdown: Wilson Chandler What does wilson have to do as the clear starter How big would it be if he could become the Nuggets lockdown defender Is he on the team after this season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Kayla Osby, Ryan Blackburn, Zach Mikash. Nuggets sports equipment charity drive Malik Beasley What does Malik need to work on Where is his ceiling? What would it mean to the Nuggets if Malik became a rotation player?   Trey Lyles/Tyler Lydon What does Lyles need to improve? Is he the backup PF opening night? If he can develop into a starter what does it mean for the Nuggets? Break Rotation Point guard rotation Who is going to be the backup power forward How can Mudiay, Faried and Plumlee survive together? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JHosts: Ashley Douglas, Gordon Gross and Zach Mikash. Nuggets over/under 45.5 wins Too high, too low, just right? Does this line indicate Danilo gallinari is underrated? Where does 45 or 46 wins put the Nuggets as far as playoff seeding?   New coaches Thoughts on Weiss Thoughts on adelman   Break   Juancho Hernangomez what was the biggest thing Juancho needs to improve How much will his eurobasket experience help this season and beyond how much do the nuggets improve if Juancho becomes a legit starter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Zach Mikash, Dan Lewis Kyrie Irving traded Quick thoughts on the trade If it gets cancelled should Nuggets get back in discussion?   Steve Hess moving on How shocked are you How important is it to have continuity in the strength and conditioning role Is it fair to point to the training staff when a team goes through a rash of injuries   Break   Gary Harris what was the biggest thing Gary needs to improve is his ceiling an elite 3 and D guy or can he be more? how much do the nuggets improve if Gary becomes a borderline all star? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Jeremy Poley, Dan Lewis, Zach Mikash Q&A First to four wins, Broncos or Nuggets Chargers at Broncos Cowboys at Broncos Broncos at Bills Raiders at Broncos BYE Giants at Broncos Broncos at Chargers Broncos at Chiefs (Oct 30) What to expect from Juancho, where to improve Open Q&A   Nuggets schedule released What game are looking forward to the most Toughest stretch of the season Early prediction for total wins   Break   Nikola Jokic what are you hoping Nikola has added to his arsenal? Do you think he can sustain 35 minutes a game for a full season? If he makes the jump to mega star, where does that put the Nuggets in terms of contention?   DA, NBAPA Teammate of year Congrats to DA How big is it to have good locker room guys? Do you think Darrell will get playing time this season?   Conclusion   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Kayla Osby, Mike Olson, Zach Mikash New jerseys Are you for or against the switch to navy? Are they too similar to the pacers? What do you like about the new jerseys? What could improve? What are you hoping for in the concept jerseys?   National TV schedule Nuggets not part of Opening week or Christmas day, do you care? What will it take to make the Nuggets a regular on national TV? Which Christmas game are you looking forward to the most?   Break   Expansion Teams Other than Seattle where would it make the most sense to have an expansion team? Are you in favor of it or do you think it dilutes the league Which Nuggets would you protect   Rookies in NY What are your expectations for Tyler Lydon? What are your expectations for Monte Morris? Predictions on who will win rookie of the year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Zach Mikash, Ryan Blackburn & Evan Fiala Expansion What cities should be at the top of the list? How would you re-structure the league Who would the Nuggets protect if you can only protect 8 players?   Rivalries Do the Nuggets have a true rival? Over all the years you've watched who was the biggest rival for the Nuggets you remember? What has to happen for the Blazers to become a true rival?   Break   Jamal Murray Is he the point guard of the future? What area does he need to improve the most? If he ends up making the leap to all-star, how does that change the Nuggets future?   What's in the box? what's your guess as to what's in the box? Funniest thing that could be in the box Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Zach Mikash, Ryan Blackburn, Jeremy Poley Quick intro by Jeremy Kyrie Irving wants out how aggressively should the Nuggets pursue him? Would you be willing to give up Murray/Harris? Where would the Nuggets end up in the West this season with a Kyrie/Millsap/Jokic big 3 Morris/Craig signings which guy has a better chance of impacting this season? Which has a better chance to impact the team long term Was there anyone else you would have liked to see get one of the two way contracts? Break Emmanuel Mudiay should he be in Denver’s long term plans? What area does he need to improve the most? If he ends up turning it around, how does that change the Nuggets future? Jerseys What do you think of the new nike jerseys and no more home/road? what are the odds you think the Nuggets have different jersey’s next season What color scheme/design would you like to see? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer League Malik Beasley, NBA big baller or D-League scrub? Can Juancho play small forward? Thoughts on Radicevic and Cornelie Will Monte Morris make the roster? Who else might get one of these two way contracts How much should people put into Tyler Lydon’s poor performance?   Break   Finishing out the offseason Connelly looking forward to Plumlee being back If you had to guess, who's the backup power forward when the season starts What's the guard rotation going to be? What trades might be good for the Nuggets?   Odds and ends Will the Nuggets be the last team with a D League affiliate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Millsap OMG!!!!! Overall thoughts on signing Millsap How did Denver get such a steal of a contract What does this say about Denver as a free agent destination   Danilo Gallinari moving on Overall thoughts about losing Gallo Did the Nuggets blow their chances to get a good return for Gallo? Is this Clippers team a playoff team?   Break   Offseason not done What other moves would you like to see Denver do? If Denver does nothing else this offseason, how would you grade it (draft and free agency combined)? As it stands right now, where does denver end up in the standings next season?   Summah league Who are you excited to watch? Thoughts on tonight’s game? There’s always one undrafted player who gets a camp invite out of his performance at summer league, who do you think has the best shot this year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We go big time with a five star lineup for this episode of the Pickaxe Podcast. Zach, Evan, Dan, Gordon and Ryan break down NBA free agency right at 12:00 AM Eastern July 1st. The guys dive right in as news unfolds that the Denver Nuggets look to strike deals with Paul Millsap and George Hill. Meanwhile the Minnesota Timberwolves cnitinue to add to their arsenal with the acquisiton of Jeff Teague while also remaining in the hunt for another key veteran like Paul Millsap or J.J. Redick The guys also manage to sidebar to get into a little talk about the Nuggets Summer League roster and what their watching for. Dan declares his Tyler Lydon to be the greatest while Zach gets into fringe draft and stash prospects. Truly the full gambit of Nuggets offseason in this pod! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Draft disaster What the heck happened Thoughts on Trey Lyles acquisition? Thoughts on Tyler Lydon? Thoughts on Cancar and Morris?   Jimmy Butler to Minnesota will the timberwolves have a better record than Denver next season? What was Chicago thinking? Would you have included Murray in a Butler deal?   Break   Kevin Love rumors Is Kevin love a good fit in Denver Who would you be willing to trade/what would it take to get him? Should the Nuggets give up young assets to add a win now player with the Warriors still a thing?   Heading into free agency Any other trades Nuggets should explore first? Who’s Denver’s top target if they get Love? If they don't? One under the radar player you wouldn't mind Denver going after? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Briefly talk about what’s happened the last few days: Nets-Lakers trade Brooklyn is sending Brook Lopez and the 27th pick to the Lakers for D’Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov Hornets-Hawks trade Charlotte is sending Miles Plumlee, Marco Belenelli and 41st pick to the Hawks for Dwight Howard and the 31st pick Jimmy Butler says no to Cleveland Pau Gasol opts out. Chris Paul destination?   Quick dive into five most likely players Denver grabs at 13 OG Anunoby - What grade would Denver get? Zach Collins - grade? Justin Jackson - grade? Jordan Bell - grade? TJ Leaf - grade?   What is the maximum price willing to be paid to move up for Josh Jackson or Jonathan Isaac? Is there any other player worth moving up for?   What are your three biggest sleepers in the 2nd round?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arturus sticking around How relieved are you How do you think this changes the day to day activities of Art and TC What does this say about the Kroenke’s commitment to winning   CP3 to meet with Denver Leverage or more? Would CP3 take away from Jokic’s touches How comfortable are you giving a max deal to a 32 year old?   Free Agents want to play with Jokic Just talk or real? Which free agents pair best with Jokic?     Break     Draft TC mentioned being motivated to trade up for a couple of players, who do you think that is? What would you trade to move up for Isaac? Do you think the Nuggets should trade back? Who would you target? Is OG Anunoby the guy if the Nuggets stand pat? Thoughts on the Boston/Philly trade rumor?     Conclusion   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gallo opts out How much is too much for Gallo’s contract? Do you personally want him back? More likely to be on the team next season, Gallo or Chandler   Bucks courting Arturus Big deal if he left? How likely is it you think he goes?   Next batch of pre-draft workouts Anyone catch your eye? How likely are the Nuggets to use all three of their draft picks?   Break     NBA Finals Thoughts about game 1 Predictions for game 2 If the finals ends up not being competitive how bad is it for the league?   KD’s Legacy How big of a disappointment will it be if Warriors lose? Does joining the warriors mean KD can never be thought of in the same way as a LeBron or MJ? How many championships will the Warriors win?     Conclusion   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nuggets Workouts Anybody catch your eye on the list of players who worked out for the Nuggets? How much do you pay attention to pre-draft workouts   Nuggets odds and ends Are the Nuggets due for a jersey re-design? Do you think they'll have a DLeague team next season? Any opinion on where it should be?   Rapid Fire Round: will he or won't he be on the team next season Mason Plumlee Danilo Gallinari Jameer Nelson Kenneth Faried Wilson Chandler     Break     NBA Finals How much of the conference finals did you watch? Excited about Cavs/Warriors 3 or over it? Who ya got?   LeBron passes MJ for all time playoff scoring How big of an achievement is it? Where do you rank LeBron all time? Will LeBron ever be considered clearly the GOAT like MJ? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All NBA Teams did Jokic deserve a 3rd team spot? What do you think of Russell Westbrook not being an unanimous pick? Should players earning potential be tied to something the media votes on?   Chris Finch departure How big of a blow to Denver is this? Are you alarmed that the Nuggets seem to lose a lot of coaches after just one season   Break   Stiffy Awards w/ Gordon and Ryan who was your MVP/ least valuable? Who was your best/worst coach? Who was your best/worst executive?   Stiffy Awards w/ Dan and Ashley Who was your most improved/least improved Who was your rookie of the year/worst rookie Who was your DPOY/worst defender   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  Kyle Lowry rumors would you take a chance on Lowry? What would be the right contract? Would it mean giving up on Mudiay?   Draft Lottery If they did win, who would you want them to take If they stay at 13 what do you want them to do?   Break   NBA Playoffs James Harden collapse Wizards Celtics game 7/John Wall Do any of these teams have a chance to beat the cavs/warriors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Draft Lottery Best reason why the Nuggets should win the lottery If they did win, who would you want them to take If they stay at 13 what do you want them to do?   Nuggets Odds and ends Excited about the idea of a new practice facility How important is it to get a d-league team? Malik Beasley gets his jersey retired. Anyone from your high school ever have their jersey retired?   Break   NBA Playoffs Favorite series of 2nd rd Which team has the best chance to upset the cavs or warriors (The Monstars) Is the lack of parity hurting the NBA   Do we recognize how great LeBron James is? “They’ve got LeBron James,” Lowry told The Vertical late Friday night. “Nobody’s closing the gap on him. I mean, that’s it right there: They’ve got LeBron James and nobody’s closing the gap on him. I don’t know when his prime is going to stop. I don’t think it’s going to stop anytime soon. I think he’ll be able to continue what he’s doing for a long time. But that’s basketball. You’ve got to find a way to beat the best.” LEBRON JAME

ESPN Layoffs Is it the beginning of the end for ESPN What does it take to succeed in this media market journalism jobs becoming less and less viable   NBA 1st round Utah LAC predictions/discussion Most disappointing/surprising team of the first round Second round match up you're most looking forward to   Break   Jamal Murray injury/surgery Are you more or less optimistic knowing Jamal's rookie performance wasn't at 100% If he misses summer league is it a big deal   Tim Connelly interview on Altitude Said they would have traded players, who do you think that was? Talked about defining roles, what should those be? Gallo top priority in offseason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices