To save money and flexibility, the Nuggets chose to enter the regular season with only 14 players on full-time contracts, with one remaining open roster spot. There are a number of ways they could fill (or not fill) that spot, but in recent weeks, it has become abundantly clear that the team should offer that final spot to one of their two-way players, Spencer Jones.
The 24-year-old entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of Stanford, and got his first crack with Portland for summer league in 2024. He didn’t earn a spot, but he did enough to catch the eye of the Nuggets, who signed him to a two-way deal for the 2024-25 season.