JULY 18: The signing is official, according to a team press release.
JULY 16: Free agent center Jay Huff has agreed to sign a two-way deal with the Nuggets, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link).
This will mark the third two-way contract for Huff, a 7’1″ big man out of Virginia. The 2019 NCAA champion first joined the Lakers on a two-way agreement in 2021/22, and most recently was a two-way player for the Wizards in 2022/23.
Huff has spent most of his pro time with the G League affiliates of those clubs, having appeared in a grand total of just 11 NBA games. In those contests, he’s posted averages of 4.6 PPG on .536/.429/.938 shooting splits, along with 2.3 RPG and 1.0 APG.
Across 28 total regular season appearances split between the Lakers’ NBAGL team, the South Bay Lakers, and then eventually the Wizards’ affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go, Huff posted averages of 15.0 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 2.9 BPG and 1.3 SPG in 2022/23.
For his efforts last season, he was named the NBA G League Defensive Player of the Year, as well as an All-NBA G League First Teamer and an NBA G League All-Defensive Teamer.
Most recently, Huff has been playing for the Rockets’ Summer League club.
The Nuggets also recently agreed to a two-way deal with forward Braxton Key, and have a two-way qualifying offer on the table for guard Collin Gillespie.
Which of these ACC trios would you rather have on your NBA team for this next season, Ty Jerome/DeAndre Hunter/Jay Huff, Ish Smith/Jake LaRavia/John Collins, Jose Alvarado/Josh Okogie/Thad Young, Seth Curry/Cam Reddish/Marvin Bagley, Dennis Smith Jr/Martin twins or Terance Mann/Malik Beasley/Jon Isaac? Rank a top3 if possible… link to m.youtube.com
Braxton Key is on a two way with them
I’ve said it before, but I’m a big fan of this guy from a couple of years ago in summer league with the Lakers. He is surprisingly skilled, and usable defensively in the right matchups/right lineups, and generally is in the right spots
I concur.