DeMar DeRozan is on the Denver Nuggets roster as of Wednesday, Sept. 9, arriving from free agency after no team held his rights. The 37-year-old guard-forward enters his 18th season after averaging 18.4 points a game last year with the Sacramento Kings.
The move
DeRozan, 37, is on Denver's roster as of Wednesday, Sept. 9, moving from free agency after going unsigned since the end of last season. No report logged ahead of the move; the transaction was picked up directly from the official roster with no prior source or confidence rating attached to it. Denver now carries 19 players, including two-way contracts, after adding him.
The money
DeRozan's contract terms are not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day. Denver's payroll stands at $215.3 million across 12 contracts for 2026-27, over the first apron. The cap is set 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
DeRozan averaged 18.4 points, 4.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 31.2 minutes across 77 games last season. He joins a Denver backcourt and wing group that last season ran Jamal Murray for 35.4 minutes and 25.4 points, with Christian Braun at 31.8 minutes, Tim Hardaway Jr. at 26.6 minutes and Peyton Watson at 29.6 minutes. The move brings Denver's roster to 19 players against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.
What team was DeMar DeRozan with before joining Denver?
He came from free agency; no team held his roster rights before this move to the Nuggets.
What is DeRozan's contract with the Nuggets?
It is not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing by a day.
How many players are on Denver's roster now?
19, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way contracts.