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Nuggets Sign DeMar DeRozan to $3.9 Million Deal

8/24/2026

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  • The Denver Nuggets signed six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan to a one-year, $3.9 million contract.
  • The deal creates a $2.4 million cap hit and fills the team’s 14th standard contract.
  • Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon and Jared Dudley helped recruit DeRozan after Denver pursued him since February.
  • NBA insider Chris Haynes reported DeRozan felt anxious about joining a championship-contending team.