DeMar DeRozan lands with Nuggets after being waived by Kings

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Key points

• He has reached the conference finals just once, with the Raptors in 2016, and has played postseason basketball just twice since leaving Toronto after the 2017-18 season.
• The Nuggets, who went 54-28 last season, haven't created it past the conference semifinals since winning the NBA title in 2023.
• 16 on the NBA's all-time scoring list and with another healthy season could create a push toward the top 10 in 2026-27.
• Last season, the veteran wing averaged 18.4 points per game on 49.7 percent shooting throughout 74 contests.
• The six-time NBA All-Star intends to sign a accord with the Nuggets, according to insider Chris Haynes.

Meanwhile, the six-time NBA All-Star intends to sign a accord with the Nuggets, according to insider Chris Haynes.

Haynes continued that DeRozan "has been in conversations with Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon and Jamal Murray and is anxious for the opportunity to play for a contending team."

ESPN's Shams Charania documented that the agreement is for one year at $3.9 million.

DeRozan, 37, was waived by the Kings last month after spending the past two seasons in Sacramento.

Meanwhile, the DeRozan accord comes days after the Nuggets sent restricted free agent Peyton Watson to the Cavaliers in a multi-team agreement that involved the Clippers.

He now joins a Denver team looking to create another run at the Western Conference after reshaping its supporting cast around Jokic. This person hopes DeRozan's scoring and experience can assist push the team back toward the top of a crowded Western Conference.

Meanwhile, the Nuggets, who went 54-28 last season, haven't created it past the conference semifinals since winning the NBA title in 2023.

Denver fell to the Timberwolves in six games during the first round last season.

For context, the move additionally provides DeRozan another chance to chase the championship that has eluded him throughout his 17-year NBA career.

With 26, 711 career points, DeRozan ranks No. 16 on the NBA's all-time scoring list and with another healthy season could create a push toward the top 10 in 2026-27.

For now, deMar DeRozan lands with Nuggets after being waived by Kings remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.