During the offseason it’s OK for teams to carry as many as 20 players, but clubs must trim their rosters down to a maximum of 15 by opening night. In the meantime, some teams will hang around that 15-man line, while others will max out their roster counts. Some clubs may actually have more than 15 contracts that are at least partially guaranteed on the books. That means they’ll end up paying players who won’t be on the regular season roster, unless they can find trade partners.
With plenty more movement still to come, here’s the latest look at the Nuggets’ roster size, the contract guarantee status of each player, and how each player came to be on Denver’s roster.
(Last Updated 3-25-16, 2:45pm)
Fully Guaranteed (15)
- Darrell Arthur (F) — 6’9″/27 years old. Free agent signing.
- D.J. Augustin (G) — 6’0″/27 years old. Acquired via trade from Thunder.
- Will Barton (G) — 6’6″/24 years old. Acquired via trade from Blazers.
- Wilson Chandler (G/F) — 6’8″/28 years old. Acquired via trade with Knicks.
- Kenneth Faried (F) — 6’8″/25 years old. Drafted with No. 22 overall pick in 2011.
- Danilo Gallinari (F) — 6’10″/26 years old. Acquired via trade with Knicks.
- Gary Harris (G) — 6’4″/20 years old. Draft rights acquired via Bulls.
- Nikola Jokic (F/C) — 6’10″/20 years old. Drafted with No. 41 overall pick in 2014.
- Joffrey Lauvergne (F) — 6’11/23 years old. Draft rights acquired via Grizzlies.
- Mike Miller (G/F) — 6’8″/35 years old. Free agent signing.
- Emmanuel Mudiay (G) — 6’5″/19 years old. Drafted with No. 7 overall pick in 2015.
- Jameer Nelson (G) — 6’0″/33 years old. Acquired via trade from Celtics.
- Jusuf Nurkic (C) — 6’11″/20 years old. Draft rights acquired via Bulls.
- JaKarr Sampson (F) — 6’9″/22 years old. Free agent signing.
- Axel Toupane (G) — 6’6″/23 years old. Free agent signing.
10-Day Contracts (0)
- None
TOTAL ROSTER COUNT (15)