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Nuggets Target Full Strength With 20 Games Remaining as Gordon Nears Return

Cap constraints tied to Peyton Watson’s impending restricted free agency loom over Denver’s roster choices.

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.