

The 27-year-old Sweetney went undrafted out of St. The center has career NBA averages of 3.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 0.2 blocks to go along with a slash line of. Pecherov, 29, has been out of the NBA since the 2009/10 campaign when he appeared in 44 games for the Timberwolves.

Johnson’s release means the Nuggets have waived all four of the players they acquired in the Lawson trade, Dempsey notes ( Twitter link). The 2014 42nd overall pick appeared in 28 games last season, averaging 2.6 points and 1.4 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per game, and he owned a slash line of. Johnson, 22, was acquired from Houston as part of the Ty Lawson trade. The team’s roster count now stands at 15, the regular season limit. Denver will be responsible for that unless Johnson is claimed off waivers. Pecherov and Sweetney’s deals are non-guaranteed, but Johnson’s deal is fully guaranteed for two more seasons, and he is owed $845,0/16 and $980,431 for the 2016/17 campaign, according to Eric Pincus of Basketball Insiders. The cuts pave the way for Erick Green to stick for opening night on his partially guaranteed deal, notes Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, and he’s indeed made the regular season roster, as Christopher Dempsey of The Denver Post confirms ( Twitter links). The Nuggets have waived Nick Johnson, Oleksiy Pecherov and Devin Sweetney, the team announced via a press release.
