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08/21 16:49 CDT DeMar DeRozan agrees with Nuggets on 1-year deal for veteran
minimum, AP source says
DeMar DeRozan agrees with Nuggets on 1-year deal for veteran minimum, AP source
says
By PATRICK GRAHAM
AP Sports Writer
DENVER (AP) --- DeMar DeRozan has agreed to sign a one-year contract with the
Denver Nuggets worth the veteran minimum of $3.9 million, a person with
knowledge of the deal said Friday.
It will be DeRozan's fifth team in his 18th season for a six-time All-Star
looking for his first championship. The person spoke to The Associated Press on
condition of anonymity because the agreement hasn't been announced.
The addition of DeRozan gives the Nuggets a veteran backcourt presence after
sending young, versatile wing Peyton Watson to Cleveland as part of a four-team
trade. The 23-year-old Watson started a career-high 40 games last season and
averaged career bests in points (14.6), rebounds (4.9) and assists (2.1).
DeRozan, the ninth overall pick by Toronto in 2009, spent his first nine
seasons with the Raptors, only to get traded to San Antonio for Kawhi Leonard
as his former team won the title in Leonard's only season in 2018-19.
The 37-year-old DeRozan spent three seasons with the Spurs and three with
Chicago before joining Sacramento the past two seasons. He was part of
sign-and-trade deals in the moves to the Bulls and Kings.
DeRozan averaged 18.4 points last season, ending a 12-year run of averaging at
least 20 points per game. He has had just two winning seasons since going to
the playoffs his last five years with the Raptors. DeRozan made the postseason
once with Chicago.
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