The Denver Nuggets open their season against the Golden State Warriors Thursday at Chase Center in San Francisco, California.

Rather than cutting bait with the Congolese forward, the Warriors exhausted every option before agreeing to a two-year, $46.8M deal a day before the expiration date of his $8M qualifying offer.

Preview the Golden State Warriors' NBA matchup with Denver, including betting odds, tips, trends, and game information.

BOTTOM LINE: Denver faces Golden State in Western Conference action Thursday. Golden State finished 48-34 overall and 29-23 in Western Conference action a season ago. The Warriors averaged 19.7 points off of turnovers, 15.6 second-chance points and 43.6 bench points last season.

Basketball fans can look forward to an exciting NBA clash this Thursday. The Golden State Warriors will host the Denver Nuggets at the Chase Center in

The Golden State Warriors' superstar guard didn't let the team's blowout loss to the Portland Trail Blazers derail his mindset.

Nikola Jokić leads Denver into Chase Center to face Steph Curry and Golden State at 10 p.m. ET, with multiple streaming options available for viewers.