Coleman Hawkins is off the Denver Nuggets roster, a move picked up from the team's official roster on Sunday, Oct. 18. No transaction report logged the departure in advance, and his contract status is not announced.
The move
Coleman Hawkins is no longer on the Denver Nuggets roster. The change was detected from the team's official roster on Sunday, Oct. 18. Hawkins, a 24-year-old forward in his rookie season, had been with the club before the roster update; no destination team is listed for him. No report preceded the move, so the circumstances behind the departure are not announced.
The money
Hawkins' contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing or a roster move by a day. Denver's payroll for 2026-27 is $221.1 million across 14 contracts, which puts the club over the first apron. The league 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. How Hawkins' now-vacated spot affects those figures is not announced.
The fit
Hawkins has no NBA line from last season. Denver's forward minutes last season went mainly to Christian Braun (31.8 minutes, 12.0 points), Cameron Johnson (30.5 minutes, 12.2 points), Peyton Watson (29.6 minutes, 14.6 points) and Aaron Gordon (27.9 minutes, 16.2 points), with Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic leading the team in minutes overall. The Nuggets still carry 17 players on the roster, 15 on standard contracts plus three on two-way deals, with Hawkins no longer among them.
Is Coleman Hawkins' contract known?
No. It is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing or roster move by a day.
Did a report precede the move?
No report is logged ahead of the roster change.
How big is Denver's roster now?
17 players: 15 on standard contracts and three on two-way deals.
What is Hawkins' position and age?
He is a 24-year-old forward, listed as a rookie.