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Nuggets Nightly Desk · transactions · Monday, September 21

Reese Dixon-Waters Joins the Denver Nuggets Roster

Free agentDenver Nuggets
Reese Dixon-Waters
G · 24 · rookie
The move
Joins the Nuggets
official roster · Sep 21, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Nuggets payroll
$221.1M
above the first apron · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
20 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Nuggets Nightly Desk · 2 h ago

Reese Dixon-Waters is on the Denver Nuggets roster as of Monday, September 21, per the official roster. The 24-year-old guard is a rookie with no NBA line from last season.

The move

Reese Dixon-Waters joins the Denver Nuggets, moving from free agency with no prior roster spot to Denver. The move was detected from the official roster on Monday, September 21. No report preceded this move; none is logged from any outlet or reporter.

The money

Dixon-Waters' contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day. Denver's payroll stands at $221.1 million across 14 contracts for 2026-27, over the first apron. The cap sits at $165.0 million, the tax line at $200.4 million, the first apron at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million.

The fit

Dixon-Waters enters as a rookie with no NBA line from last season. Denver's returning rotation was led by Jamal Murray at 35.4 minutes and 25.4 points and Nikola Jokić at 34.8 minutes and 27.7 points, with Christian Braun, Cameron Johnson, Peyton Watson, Aaron Gordon, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Bruce Brown also logging regular minutes. The Nuggets now carry 20 players on the roster, against a standard limit of 15 plus 3 two-way spots.

What is Reese Dixon-Waters' contract with the Nuggets?

Not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing by a day.

Did a report precede Dixon-Waters joining the Nuggets?

None is logged. The move was detected from the official roster on Monday, September 21.

Did Dixon-Waters play in the NBA last season?

Not announced in his line; he has no NBA line from last season and is a rookie.

By the Nuggets Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No contract on file yet: public salary data usually catches up within a day.

Nuggets rotation

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Jamal Murray35.4 min · 25.4 pts
Nikola Jokić34.8 min · 27.7 pts
Christian Braun31.8 min · 12.0 pts
DeMar DeRozan31.2 min · 18.4 pts
Cameron Johnson30.5 min · 12.2 pts
Aaron Gordon27.9 min · 16.2 pts

Moves are detected from the official rosters, so the mechanism (trade, signing, waiver claim, two-way conversion) comes from the linked report when there is one. Salary figures are cap hits from public salary data.