The Denver Nuggets are signing rookie second-round pick Hunter Tyson to a four-year, $7.7M contract, reports Mike Singer of The Denver Post (Twitter link). The first three seasons of the contract are guaranteed, according to Singer, with a fourth-year team option.
As with Jalen Pickett, a fellow rookie second-rounder, the Nuggets are using the new second-round pick exception to complete the signing. That exception enables them to offer a four-year deal.
Tyson spent five college seasons with Clemson before Denver selected him 37th overall in last month’s draft. The 23-year-old forward had by far his best season as a "super senior" in 2022-23, averaging 15.3 points and 9.6 rebounds on .479/.405/.835 shooting in 34 games (34.7 minutes) for the Tigers.
The Nuggets will have 15 players on standard deals once their third draft pick, first-rounder Julian Strawther, signs his rookie scale deal, Singer notes (via Twitter). Collin Gillespie, who missed his entire rookie season following a leg fracture last summer, is also expected to return on a two-way deal, per Singer. Gillespie became a restricted free agent after he was given a qualifying offer.
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