In the buildup to training camp beginning Sept. 27, BSN Denver is profiling the Nuggets roster player by player, reflecting on their performance last year and what they have to prove in training camp, preseason, and throughout the regular season to have a productive 2016-17 campaign.
Player Profile
D.J. Kennedy, 6-foot-6, 215 pounds
2015-2016 averages (Yenisey Krasnoyarsk -Russia): 40 games (38 starts), 14.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists.
Projected role: Competing for roster spot as a reserve guard/forward
Training camp outlook
Kennedy was signed by the Nuggets in August shortly after leading Overseas Elite to a victory over Team Colorado in The Basketball Tournament (a 5-on-5 winner take all, single elimination tournament featuring sixty-four teams and $2 million dollar prize for the victors).