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Dempsey: Denver Nuggets expected to sign DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell to two-way contract

According to Chris Dempsey of Altitude and NBA.com, the Denver Nuggets are expected to hand out their second and final two-way contract to DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell, the 25-year old forward out of Eastern Oklahoma State College.

The #Nuggets are expected to sign summer league standout DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell to a two-way contract for the upcoming season. They also will add his summer league teammate Emanuel Terry to the training camp roster. With both, the Nuggets have 18 players on the roster into camp.

— Chris Dempsey (@chrisadempsey) August 6, 2018

Akoon-Purcell caught some major playing time with Denver’s 2018-19 Summer League squad and captured the fans’ attention with his Torrey Craig-like hustle and pleasantly surprising production.