Denver Nuggets match offer sheet for guard Spencer Jones
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 1, 2026, 3:11 AM
Last updated Sep 1, 2026
The Denver Nuggets matched a two-year, $12 million offer sheet from the Oklahoma City Thunder for guard Spencer Jones. Jones, who initially joined the team on a two-way contract, logged 64 games and 37 starts during the 2025-26 season. Despite limited ball possession, he maintained a 50.4% shooting percentage and 39.6% from three-point range. Data from the previous season indicates he held the lowest on-ball percentage of any player in the NBA. Following his transition to a standard contract in February, he played in six playoff games against the Minnesota Timberwolves. His role continues to center on spacing the floor and off-ball movement rather than acting as a primary ball handler.
- •Denver matched a two-year, $12 million contract offer from the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- •Jones recorded the lowest on-ball percentage in the NBA last season.
- •He averaged 5.5 points and 3.3 rebounds over 64 games in 2025-26.
- •Jones shot 39.6% from three-point range throughout his regular season rotation role.
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"Last month, the Denver Nuggets chose to match the two-year, $12 million offer sheet that the Oklahoma City Thunder had extended to their two-year veteran guard, Spencer Jones. Jones, previously on a two-way contract, had played his way into that payday, and the Nuggets’ rotation, through a combination of his play over his first two […] The post Nuggets Starter Paid Millions Specifically Not to Touch the Ball appeared first on HEAVY.
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