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After falling to Minnesota in Game 7 of the second round, the Nuggets head into the offseason looking to retool and recapture the magic that led them to last season’s championship.
Among the first stops: The NBA draft, which will be June 26-27 in New York. Denver has the 28th overall pick in the first round.
Here’s a look at who national draftniks are thinking will land in Denver.
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Dayton forward DaRon Holmes II (15) backs into Nevada forward Nick Davidson (11) during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Salt Lake City, Thursday, March 21, 2024 (AP Photo/Isaac Hale)
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By RONALD BLUM (AP Baseball Writer)
NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball on Tuesday in the game’s biggest gambling scandal in decades.
MLB said Marcano placed 387 baseball bets totaling more than $150,000 in October 2022 and from last July through November with a legal sportsbook.
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