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Tim Legler on Nuggets TOP Buyout Options, Enough Time to OVERCOME Injuries & More

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4.7719 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

ESPN analyst Tim Legler (“Legs”) breaks down the Denver Nuggets heading into the NBA All-Star break, including whether there’s enough runway to rebuild chemistry and make a real title push despite injuries to key defenders like Aaron Gordon and Peyton Watson. He explains why Nikola Jokić and a resurgent Jamal Murray still give Denver the best chance to challenge Oklahoma City Thunder in the West—and what must improve defensively after the break. We also hit the latest NBA buyout market, naming potential end-of-roster targets (Lonzo Ball, Haywood Highsmith, Kyle Anderson) and why it’s tough for any midseason addition to crack a true championship rotation.

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0:00.0

Tim Legler joining me now to talk Nuggets.

0:03.2

And slowly but surely, the Nuggets are getting healthier.

0:06.1

You know, it's just Aaron Gordon and Peyton Watson that are out right now.

0:09.7

Christian Brown's back.

0:10.8

Cam Johnson's back for a couple games.

0:13.4

The question I'm wondering legs, and I think a lot of people are wondering,

0:17.7

we're going into the All-Star break right now.

0:20.4

It's the stretch run of the season

0:22.0

coming out of it. Is there enough time for this team with all the injuries that they've had,

0:27.7

you know, to get back on the same page to build up some chemistry to really do the type of

0:32.5

things we think they can do in the playoffs? Is there still that type of runway left in the season

0:36.6

just with how

0:38.0

this regular season has gone for this Nuggets team? Yeah. And the reason I say yes without question

0:43.6

is because it feels like the vast majority of teams in this league are dealing with the same things.

0:50.3

Everybody's dealing with an epidemic around a league. like so many guys are hurt that are either

0:54.9

stars or like that next tier or even just important rotational players like it's incredible

1:00.8

how many guys have been out and particularly this stretch leading into the all-star making a lot of

1:04.8

times what happens is guys have stuff going on and teams just look at it as an opportunity to

1:10.1

just to get extended rest and let's not

1:12.2

magnify it and make it worse right before we're about to get you know over a week off and so that's

1:19.1

why you're even seeing more guys out so i'm not too worried about it for them i've seen them at their

1:24.4

best and to me at their best is the biggest threat in the league to Oklahoma City.

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