Denver Nuggets

Who are the Denver Nuggets free agents in 2026-27?

The Nuggets have 9 free agents carrying cap holds for 2026-27, led by Peyton Watson, Bruce Brown, Spencer Jones.

This includes a projected signing that is not yet official, so these figures are an estimate.

Peyton Watson (Bird 300%)

$13.1M

Bruce Brown (Non-Bird (120%))

$2.8M

Spencer Jones (Non-Bird (120%))

$2.6M

David Roddy (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

K.J. Simpson (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Curtis Jones (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Trevon Brazile (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Bryce Hopkins (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Alpha Diallo (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Total holds

$31.6M

Each unsigned free agent occupies a cap hold sized by his Bird bracket (a percentage of his previous salary), totalling $31.6M on the Nuggets' books. Holds count against the cap only, never the tax or aprons.

Each hold stays until the player re-signs, signs elsewhere, or is renounced. Renouncing clears the hold instantly but surrenders the Bird rights to re-sign him over the cap.

The rule behind this

A cap hold is a placeholder the league parks on a team's cap for each of its own free agents. It isn't money paid to anyone, it's a reserved spot, sized as a percentage of the player's previous salary (his Bird bracket).

What is the cap hold? →What are Bird rights? →What does renouncing a free agent mean? →