On draft night, the Denver Nuggets added a little more international flavor to the team. With the No. 15 pick in the draft, Denver selected sharpshooting forward Juancho Hernangomez.
The 6’9” forward from Spain is known as a lengthy, versatile player who can stretch the floor with his range. Hernangomez shot 35.8% from three and averaged 9.8 points and 3.7 rebounds over 24 games for Movistar Estudiantes, a team in the Spanish ACB League. He also led Spain in scoring (14.2 points) and rebounding (8.5 rebounds) at the 2015 U20 European Championships.
Hernangomez participated in a pre-draft workout with the Nuggets in early June and at the time, he was excited about the possibility of joining the team.