Lonnie Walker IV is on the Denver Nuggets' roster as of Thursday, Sept. 10. The 27-year-old guard-forward joins the club from free agency, with no contract on file yet.
The move
Lonnie Walker IV is on the Denver Nuggets' roster as of Thursday, Sept. 10, according to the team's official roster. He joins the club from free agency, with no roster listed for him beforehand. No transaction report logged the move before it showed up on the official roster, so there is no preceding source or confidence level to cite. Walker is 27 years old, plays guard-forward, and has seven seasons of experience in the league.
The money
Walker's contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day. The Nuggets carry a payroll of $215.3 million across 12 contracts for 2026-27, which puts them over the first apron. The league salary 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. Denver's spending already sits above that first-apron threshold before accounting for Walker's new deal.
The fit
Walker has no NBA statistical line from last season. He joins a Denver perimeter group led last season by Jamal Murray, who averaged 35.4 minutes and 25.4 points, and Nikola Jokić at 34.8 minutes and 27.7 points. Behind them, Christian Braun played 31.8 minutes for 12.0 points, Cameron Johnson 30.5 minutes for 12.2 points, Peyton Watson 29.6 minutes for 14.6 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. 26.6 minutes for 13.5 points and Bruce Brown 24.4 minutes for 7.9 points. Denver's roster now stands at 20 players, 15 on standard contracts and three on two-way deals.
What is Lonnie Walker IV's contract with the Nuggets?
It is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day.
Did an injury or transaction report precede the move?
No report was logged before the move appeared on the Nuggets' official roster.
How many players are on Denver's roster now?
20 players: 15 on standard contracts and three on two-way deals.