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Nuggets Nightly Desk · transactions · Friday, September 25

Dane Goodwin Joins the Denver Nuggets Roster

Free agent→Denver Nuggets
Dane Goodwin
G · 26 · rookie
The move
Joins the Nuggets
official roster · Sep 25, 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
21 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Nuggets Nightly Desk · 3 h ago

Dane Goodwin is now on the Denver Nuggets roster, effective Friday, Sep. 25. The 26-year-old guard arrives with no NBA line from last season and no report on file ahead of the move.

The move

Dane Goodwin is on the Denver Nuggets roster as of Friday, Sep. 25, according to the official roster. The 26-year-old guard was previously unattached, with no team on file. No injury report entry preceded the move. Goodwin enters as a rookie by NBA experience, with no NBA line from last season on record. The Nuggets now count 21 players on their roster, above the standard 15-man limit, with three on two-way deals.

The money

Goodwin's contract terms are not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day. Denver's payroll for 2026-27 stands at $221.1 million across 14 contracts, above the first apron. The salary cap is set at $165.0 million, the luxury tax line at $200.4 million, the first apron at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million. The Nuggets are operating above the tax and both aprons this season.

The fit

Goodwin has no NBA line from last season and arrives as a rookie at age 26. Denver's backcourt and wing rotation last season was led by Jamal Murray at 35.4 minutes and 25.4 points, Christian Braun at 31.8 minutes and 12.0 points, Cameron Johnson at 30.5 minutes and 12.2 points, Peyton Watson at 29.6 minutes and 14.6 points, and Tim Hardaway Jr. at 26.6 minutes and 13.5 points. Nikola Jokic led all players at 34.8 minutes and 27.7 points. The roster now carries 21 players.

What is Dane Goodwin's contract with the Nuggets?

Not announced. Terms are not on file yet.

How many players are on Denver's roster after the move?

21 players, above the standard 15-man limit, including three on two-way contracts.

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 Jokic34.8 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.