Dario Saric picks up 2025 player option with Nuggets

Dario Saric (9) of the Denver Nuggets leads Michael Porter Jr. (1) and Russell Westbrook (4) in transition during the second quarter at Ball Arena in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)Nuggets big man Dario Saric is picking up his $5.4 million player option to stay in Denver next season, his agent Misko Raznatovic said on Sunday.

Saric, 31, is penciled in as the Nuggets’ sixth-highest salary on the 2025-26 roster. He appeared in only 16 games last season, averaging 3.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 13.1 minutes. The former lottery pick from Croatia quickly fell out of the rotation early in the season, after signing in Denver for the taxpayer…