Denver Nuggets Summer League 2022: Roster, dates and complete schedule
The Denver Nuggets are arguably one of the most underrated teams in the league. They have the reigning back-to-back NBA MVP in Nikola Jokic and have unfortunately been bit by the injury bug lately.
However, there is little doubt that the Nuggets can be a force to reckon with when fully healthy. Jokic is about to get his two best teammates back in the lineup next season - Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. - while the front office has made significant moves to improve the roster.
For starters, they extended Jokic for five more years and signed him to the biggest deal in NBA history at $264 million. They acquired Bruce Brown from Brooklyn and also swapped Monte Morris and Will Barton for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith from Washington.
For the first time in the Nikola Jokic era, it looks as though the Denver Nuggets will have functional wing depth, just as they look to win their first-ever NBA championship.
#NBA #MileHighBasketball #NuggLove
nugglove.com/2022/07/04/the…
The Nuggets were gentlemen swept in the first round to the eventual champions Golden State Warriors. They are expected to bounce back next season with a vengeance and regain one of the top seeds in the West.
The Denver Nuggets don't participate in the California Classic or Salt Lake City Summer League and will take part directly in the Las Vegas Summer League. They have several young players this year and could be a wild card in the championship run.
Denver Nuggets' roster for the Las Vegas Summer League
The Denver Nuggets roster will be headlined by the 2022 NBA Draft selections as they display their rookies in Las Vegas. They chose Christian Braun (21st), Peyton Watson (30th) and Ismael Kamagate (46th) in the 2022 Draft and also signed Villanova product Collin Gillespie on a two-way contract.
Moreover, NBA veteran Jontay Porter will be part of the roster who played 11 games for the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2020-21 season. He is the brother of Nuggets veteran Michael Porter Jr..
NBA G League players Marcus Burk and Bryce Wills will feature on the squad. Both Burk and Wills play for the Nuggets affiliate Grand Rapids Gold.
Here is the Denver Nuggets' Summer League roster:
Collin Gillespie is a five-year veteran from Villanova and is expected to bring experience and poise to this young Summer League squad. The Summer League coach has not yet been announced and one of head coach Mike Malone's assistants will take the role for the time being.
These fellas are goin' Vegas ⬇️
#MileHighBasketball https://t.co/mAlad7gTm7
Denver Nuggets Summer League Schedule and dates
The Nuggets play two games each against Western and Eastern Conference opponents. Unlike most teams, all of Nuggets' Summer League games will be televised on NBA TV and not on any of the ESPN network channels.
Getting our summer (league) bodies right https://t.co/i38OwbiTiN
The games will be held at the Thomas and Mack Center and the Cox Pavillion at the UNLV campus.