Nuggets Cut 27-Year-Old Guard Who Returned From Israel After Earning NBA Training Camp Invite
Walker will hit waivers after scoring four points in 17 preseason minutes and failing to secure a Nuggets roster spot.
- On Monday, the Denver Nuggets waived Lonnie Walker IV from his Exhibit 9 contract, league sources told The Denver Post, with two preseason games remaining.
- Walker, 27, joined the Nuggets on a training camp invite, attempting to secure an NBA roster spot for the first time in 18 months after playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Lakers.
- During the preseason, the Nuggets rolled out Walker for just eight minutes in his lone game; he scored four points in 17 minutes with the third unit and did not play against the Bulls on Sunday.
- Misko Raznatovic, the prominent Serbian agent representing Nikola Jokic, began representing Walker on Monday, while the Nuggets maintain an open 15th roster spot they have historically filled by March.
- Walker now enters the open market, having previously produced 11.7 minutes per game with 1.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists during earlier NBA stops before his recent time playing overseas in Lithuania.
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The Denver Nuggets decided to part ways with Lonnie Walker, who failed to win a place on the team during the preparations for the new NBA season. Such an outcome could once again trigger speculation about his potential arrival in Partizan.
The Denver Nuggets club decided to say goodbye to former Kaunas Zalgiris basketball player Lonnie Walker before the start of the NBA season.
Nuggets Cut 27-Year-Old Guard Who Returned From Israel After Earning NBA Training Camp Invite
The Denver Nuggets are making some tough roster moves leading up to the regular season. After signing Ryan Nembhard to a two-way contract and waiving KJ Simpson, they have officially waived Lonnie Walker IV from his non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 training camp contract. Two league sources confirmed the roster move to The Denver Post on Monday, […]
Ex-Lakers Player Gets Cut By Denver Nuggets
A former Los Angeles Lakers veteran is hitting NBA waivers this week. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, Lonnie Walker IV will get a chance to hit the open market once again. It turns out that the Denver Nuggets stint was not successful this offseason. Back in August, Walker joined the Nuggets after playing overseas […]
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