Ryan Nembhard agreed to a bilateral deal with NuggetsESPN’s Shams Charania tweets.
Nembhard became an unrestricted free agent when he was refused by Hornets llast week and released waivers. The Nuggets’ interest in Nembhardt, who reportedly had several two-way offers, came to light shortly after Charlotte decided to release the second-year point guard.
Nembhard ended up on the Hornets’ roster when the Hawks dealt him Buddy Hield and cash for the veteran power forward Dorian Finney-Smith. Charlotte had an overload of players with guaranteed contracts, making Nembhard expendable.
Nembhardt was traded to the Mavericks earlier in the offseason. He was sent to Atlanta in a trio Lugentz is there/Zachary Ryzaker trade in July
Nembhard played in 60 games for Dallas last year, starting 27 times and getting an upgrade from his two-way contract to a standard deal. He averaged 6.6 mpg, 5.3 mpg and 2.2 mpg at 19.5 mpg with a solid .415/.356/.806 shooting line.
Denver will decline KJ Simpsonanother point guard to make room for Nembhard, the Denver Post’s Bennett Durand tweets. The Simpsons signed his back-to-back with the Nuggets in February. He played in six games with Denver after playing in 14 games with Charlotte earlier in the season.
He was selected by Charlotte with the 42nd pick in the 2024 draft and signed a two-year, two-way deal before his rookie season. It remained on his list until he was gone refused after last season’s trade deadline.
Ahead Bryce Hopkins and Cam Whitmore are the Nuggets’ other two-way players.
