Overview
- Denver agreed to a two-way deal with guard Ryan Nembhard after he cleared waivers following his release by the Charlotte Hornets.
- The Nuggets opened the two-way spot by waiving guard KJ Simpson to make room on their roster.
- Nembhard was traded this offseason from Dallas to Atlanta and then to Charlotte before being waived, and he averaged 6.6 points and 5.3 assists in 60 games as a rookie.
- Two-way contracts let a player split time between the NBA and the G League while auditioning for a standard NBA contract, and Denver will carry Nembhard alongside two other two-way players.
- Charlotte’s late-September roster moves were driven by the need to cut to a 15-player regular-season roster and by contract-cost pressures tied to recent trades, which created the waiver opportunity Denver pursued.