The Nuggets are signing Tamar Bates to a two-way contract, according to The Athletic’s Tony Jones (Twitter link).
Bates played his first two collegiate seasons with Indiana before transferring to Missouri for his junior and senior years. In 2024/25, he averaged 13.3 points per game while posting an extremely impressive .508/.397/.946 shooting line.
The Nuggets did not make any draft picks, but according to the Denver Gazette’s Vinny Benedetto (Twitter link), there were situations where they looked at trying to get into both the first and second rounds. Bates is their first reported add of the 2025 undrafted class.
Benedetto adds they may retain one or more two-way players from last season. PJ Hall, Trey Alexander and Spencer Jones concluded last season on two-way deals with Denver.
Denver currently does not have any players signed to a two-way contract, so the club will have two more slots to fill once this signing is complete.