Shooting guard Markus Howard has re-signed with the Nuggets on a new two-way contract, according to NBA.com’s transactions log.
Howard, who spent last season on a two-way deal with Denver, may have simply accepted his qualifying offer. Because he was a two-way player last season, that offer would be the equivalent of another two-way contract that includes a partial guarantee of $50K for the upcoming season.
Howard, 22, signed with Denver last November after going undrafted out of Marquette. He got into 37 games and averaged 2.8 PPG in 5.5 minutes per night. He was a two-time All-American in college and led the nation in scoring during the 2019/20 season.
This is a good move. He could be instant offense off the bench with consistent playing time and subsequent confidence.
Him and MPJ are house-mates so I can see that confidence building.
Hopeful the Nuggets will have a strong year.
Remain doubtful of Aaron Gordon’s fit.
The job opening for DEN is for a complementary player to MPJ and hopefully top player Jokic is not tied to that task… it is best up to the 3 for that.
Too late to go back now, from a reliance on MPJ… best path now is to make the most of MPJ, which is not a horrible scheme… but seems kind of hit-or-miss to me, compared to where they were.