It was expected, it is confirmed: Jerami Grant will be free agent. Chris Haynes reports that the Nuggets winger has decided to decline his $ 9.3 million player option.
After the elimination of the Nuggets in the conference finals, he confided that he wanted to continue the adventure, but we know that money is still an important factor. When asked if he wanted to be part of the team for the future, he retorted:
“I can not wait to be there. We’ll see how it fits together. ” Grant
Author of a good first season in the Rockies (12 points at 47.8% including 38.9% at 3-pts, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 passes in 26.6 minutes), he had a sawtooth playoffs that he finished very strong with 3 very good last games in which he turned 21 points and 4.7 rebounds.
It should be noted that Denver will have a little flexibility since the contracts of Paul Millsap ($ 30 million) and Mason Plumlee (14 million) are coming to an end, and there should be room to re-sign him.
Yahoo Sources: Denver Nuggets forward Jerami Grant is declining his $9.3 million player option for the 2020-21 season to become an unrestricted free agent.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) November 16, 2020
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