Denver Nuggets Sign New Player While Waiting for Westbrook Decision

With thin depth around the core of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Aaron Gordon, changes needed to be made if they wanted to return to championship contention.

The Nuggets reloaded this summer.

Denver had a very active offseason , making significant changes to their roster after Calvin Booth was fired alongside Malone.

The Nuggets traded Michael Porter Jr. to the Brooklyn Nets for versatile sharpshooter Cam Johnson, traded Dario Saric to the Sacramento Kings for veteran center Jonas Valanciunas, and signed critical depth pieces.

Fan-favorite Bruce Brown returned on a one-year deal, and veteran guard Tim Hardaway Jr. signed a one-year contract after helping the Detroit Pistons to their first playoff series since 2019.

While Denver did not have any draft picks in the 2025 NBA Draft, they moved quickly to bolster their bench and add a knockdown shooter around Jokic in the starting lineup.

One more piece heads Denver's way.

Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported that the Denver Nuggets and forward Kessler Edwards have agreed to a deal.

"Edwards averaged 4.2 points on 49.6% shooting from the field and 40.7% from 3-point range in 40 games, including 18 starts, for the Dallas Mavericks last season," Scotto said.

Edwards will be on an Exhibit-10 contract, which is a non-guaranteed deal with a training camp invite that can be converted into a league-minimum deal if he makes the team.

While the Nuggets await a decision on their backup point guard for the 2024-2025 season, Russell Westbrook, Edwards will look to make the team and be a solid wing defender and three-point shooter in the second unit.

Although Westbrook is expected to sign in Sacramento with the Kings, Edwards spent some time there as well, playing two seasons, including 54 games in the 2023-2024 season, while shooting 38.5 percent from beyond the arc.

The Nuggets are looking to get back to the Western Conference Finals and the NBA Finals for the first time since 2023 after two straight seasons of being eliminated in the second round of the playoffs.