Overview
- Marc Stein reported Tuesday that the Denver Nuggets have emerged as a team to watch for free agent wing Cam Whitmore, creating fresh competition with the Los Angeles Lakers and other low-cost suitors.
- Cleveland waived Whitmore on August 28 and will still pay his fully guaranteed $5.46 million for 2026–27, making fit and opportunity as important as pay for prospective teams.
- Teams must weigh Whitmore's scoring upside against a 2025–26 season that ended after a diagnosed blood clot in his right shoulder and the medical clearance questions that follow.
- Denver carries 14 standard contracts and sits deep in the luxury tax, so any acquisition would likely be a two-way deal, a minimum-salary 15th-man signing, or another low-cost structure to limit tax exposure.
- If a team signs Whitmore cheaply he could chase playing time and promotion, and his market test will signal how franchises balance young athletic upside against health risk and strict roster and tax math.