Nuggets' BIG Question From Preseason PLUS Jonas Valanciunas The HAMMER

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🗓️ 9 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Matt and Swipa break down the Nuggets’ defense through two preseason games and give their assessment of where they are and where they’re going. Plus, can Jonas Valanciunas be an every night player, and should he be? What about a 16-gamer? And a reminder not to get caught in preseason swings.

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0:00.0	on today's show, we're checking on on the Nuggets defense through two games in preseason.
0:06.0	Is it where it needs to be?
0:07.6	We'll tell you why it is and isn't.
0:09.5	Plus, Jonas Valenciunis, is he an every night player?
0:13.0	And is he a 16 gamer?
0:14.9	All that.
0:15.6	And I got a warning for you about preseason.
0:17.5	Coming up on Lock on Nuggets.
0:28.1	Yeah. about preseason coming up on locked on nuggets you are locked on nuggets your daily Denver nuggets podcast part of the locked on podcast network your team every day welcome to lock on nuggets your daily Denver Nuggets podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Thanks for being in every day. You're hanging out with us Monday through Friday, being a part of our community and making us part of your day. Appreciate you guys being with us here on Swipe and Grype, because I'm griping and he's swiping. His name's Swipe a Cam. you his youtube page after every nuggets game and catch him on the player's choice he's got new NFL shows what are
0:59.0	the NFL shows sir uh press box every wednesday and at 830 p.m. each in standard and 11 a.m. Eastern
1:06.8	standard on Sundays and then we have locked on NFL game night launch on Sunday night. And we record at the Sunday night football. And then it comes out every Monday morning. Swipe is a little under the weather today. But he is topping it out to do the show with me today. I'm Matt Moore. I'm the senior NBA writer for the Action Network. I host the Denver Diggs substack that covers Denver Nuggets. Scott, peace coming out on everything I've seen from preseason so far to get you set for the weekend and the next week of preseason action on today's show.
1:32.7	We're going to go over some reminders about preseason play.
1:35.7	We're going to talk about Yonis Valanchunis and we're going to talk about why I think he's an every nighter.
1:41.9	But we should start today with a checkup on the defense or two games in through
1:46.6	preseason.
1:47.5	The first performance versus the Minnesota Timberwolves can be described as pretty
1:50.6	rough.
1:51.0	I think the excellent performance versus the Raptors can be considered excellent.
1:56.8	Swipa.
1:58.6	Where are you at with the defense?
2:01.3	What's your concern level? What's your confidence level, where are you at with the defense? What's your concern level?
2:02.5	What's your confidence level?
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