Nuggets forward Torrey Craig has been extended a qualifying offer for the 2020/21 season in Denver, making him a restricted free agent, per Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link). The Nuggets own Craig’s full Bird rights.
The move ensures that the Nuggets front office will be able to match any offer sheet Craig, 29, signs on the open market.
The 6’7″ Craig played for 58 regular season games in Denver for the 2019/20 season. A solid perimeter defender with limited shooting ability, he averaged 5.4 PPG, 3.3 RPG, and 0.8 APG for Denver in 2019/20, his third NBA season. He was a key bench rotation option during the 46-27 Nuggets’ surprising run to the 2020 Western Conference Finals.
Craig was the first man off the bench behind starting Nuggets small forward Jerami Grant, who recently declined his $9.35MM player option for the 2020/21 season and is now an unrestricted free agent.
How was DEN’s run to the WCF surprising?
I had them there since the preseason!
Year before were the #2 team in the WC & R2WC…
This year they were #3 team in the WC… seems to be that a WCF is just about right, nothin’ special for a team that is a top 4-5 in the league the last 2 years!
You really expected then in the conference finals? Let’s see the betting slip…I’ll wait. Rockets Lakers was what should have happened. That was the correct preliminary prediction.
I am a christian so don’t bet… but if you look at my posts from over a year ago you can read it in black & white!
Always said DEN v LAL the WCF… failed in the ECF as I said there MIL v PHI, ouch!
I feel bad for the mid-lower tier restricted FA. They’re going to get so low balled.