It will be a tribute video night on Jan. 29 for the Denver Nuggets.

Michael Porter Jr. will make his return to Ball Arena that night for the first time after a core-altering trade in July. The Nuggets sent Porter to the Brooklyn Nets, along with an unprotected 2032 first-round draft pick, for Cam Johnson. It was the biggest part of an offseason roster shakeup that increased the club’s depth and expectations for the 2025-26 season.

Other highlights of the schedule, which was released in full on Thursday afternoon, include a Christmas night home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. This will be the first showdown between Nikola Jokic and Anthony Edwards and the two rival teams on the league’s signature day of the regular season.

Denver opens the 2025-26 slate on the road Oct. 23 in Sa

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