Three weeks before the start of training camp, the Nuggets have 14 guaranteed contracts on the roster and a desire to create intense competition for the 15th, and final, spot on the team.
In that light, the Nuggets have added 6-foot-9 power forward Jarnell Stokes to the training camp roster, and he brings big credentials with him. A 2014 second-round draft pick out of Tennessee, Stokes most recently played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA Developmental League last season.
He won the league’s MVP award with averages of 20.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.