01/30/2026, 1:04 AM

Will play Thursday

Valanciunas was trending in the right direction after being listed as probable, and the team has now officially cleared him to take the court Thursday. The big man is fresh off a double-double Tuesday against the Pistons, recording 16 points and 16 rebounds in 31 minutes.

01/30/2026, 1:04 AM

Available to play

Murray will continue to play through the hamstring and hip issues, and he'll get as many minutes as he can handle. Murray has scored 20-plus points in three straight contests and has logged at least 36 minutes in each of those games.

01/30/2026, 12:31 AM

Aiming for pre-ASB return

Johnson has been sidelined by a bone bruise in his right knee since Dec. 23, but the recent update indicates that the seventh-year pro could be cleared to return by early February. He started in each of his 28 outings prior to the injury, and his return would likely result in Jalen Pickett or Spencer Jones reverting to a bench role. Johnson is averaging 11.7 points per game in his first season with the Nuggets, which is his lowest scoring output since the 2020-21 season as a member of the Suns (9.6 points per game across 60 regular-season games).