Overview
- Denver officially waived Lonnie Walker IV from a non‑guaranteed Exhibit 9 training‑camp deal, ending his bid to make the regular‑season roster.
- Walker received very limited preseason opportunity, logging about 17 total minutes across Denver's early exhibition games and scoring four points.
- The decision preserves the Nuggets' roster and payroll flexibility by leaving an open 15th spot rather than guaranteeing a veteran reserve's contract.
- Walker had exercised an NBA out from his Maccabi Tel Aviv deal to pursue this comeback, and his strong EuroLeague season (roughly 15.2 PPG and 40% 3‑point shooting) is the main reason he drew interest.
- Hours after the waiver, agent Misko Raznatovic and BeoBasket announced they have signed Walker, a development that makes a quick return to top European clubs the most likely next step even though no new contract has been announced.