Look for offseason addition Bruce Brown to potentially get called up as the Nuggets' starting point guard for the night against Indiana, while in the frontcourt, fourth-year forward Peyton Watson could be the name elevated in place of Gordon thanks to his size, length, and defensive upside.

Indiana has also ruled out Tyrese Haliburton, T.J. McConnell, Johnny Furphy, Quenton Jackson, Kam Jones and Obi Toppin for Saturday’s game as they continue to be sidelined due to injuries. On the other side, the Nuggets enter Saturday’s game with two players listed on their injury report for Saturday's game.

Who on Golden State will carry the offensive load against a Nuggets defense that’s going to dare everyone not named Curry to beat them? With Jimmy Butler ailing, this could come down Jonathan Kuminga, Will Richard, Moses Moody, and Brandin Podziemski to save the day.

Pickett will start for the Nuggets in Saturday's game against the Pacers, Bennett Durando of The Denver Post reports.

In the post-game interview, Russell Westbrook revealed that the Denver Nuggets asked him to decline his player option.

The Denver Nuggets are set to host the Golden State Warriors in a crucial NBA Cup game. The Warriors face significant challenges with key players potentially out, while the Nuggets boast a strong roster and home-court advantage.

It was not a good start to the game. The Warriors were quickly down double-digits, and trailed 32-21 after the first quarter. This has all the makings of a colossal first half beatdown and our OGs folding the tent early. This is what happens when nobody can shoot reliably.

In a 129-104 blowout, Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon slammed another highlight dunk against the Golden State Warriors, which evoked a funny response from All-Star Nikola Jokic. Almost two weeks removed from a showstopping slam against the Phoenix Suns, Gordon added a new submission for NBA's dunk of the season, thus far.