Overview
- Head coach David Adelman said he hopes Denver’s full group is available with about 20 games left in the regular season.
- Aaron Gordon has advanced to game‑speed situational drills and was described as day‑to‑day, with one report noting he appeared in uniform before the win over Boston.
- Peyton Watson remains out with a left hamstring strain and is expected to be reevaluated in early March.
- ESPN’s Marc J. Spears reported Nikola Jokić has been managing a wrist/hand issue since Feb. 19, and he has continued to play through it.
- The Nuggets are keeping an open 15th roster spot and monitoring the buyout market, signed KJ Simpson to a two‑year two‑way deal, and The Denver Post’s Bennett Durando reports sources view Cameron Johnson as a likely trade candidate to help create flexibility to re‑sign Watson.