Former first-round draft pick Nikoloz Tskitishvili and late-season call-up Von Wafer highlight the Nuggets’ NBA Summer League roster that will begin a one-week schedule Sunday in Las Vegas.
Tskitishvili was drafted fifth overall by the Nuggets in the 2002 NBA Draft. After two unproductive seasons with Denver, he was traded to Golden State in 2005. Tskitishvili returned to Denver in 2004-05 and played in 23 games, then left again for Golden State.
He most recently played with the Knicks, appearing in three games last season.
Wafer was a standout with the Nuggets’ NBA Development League affiliate Colorado 14ers last season before being called up to Denver’s playoff roster.
The team will complete a mini-camp training session Thursday and Friday, then on Sunday, the Nuggets will face the Clippers at Cox Pavillion, with tip-off at 8 p.m. MDT.
The Nuggets, in games through July 15, face Dallas, Detroit, the Lakers, and New York. All games are in Las Vegas.
NBA Summer League
Nuggets roster:
Will Blalock, G, 6-0, 205, Iowa State
Coleman Collins, F, 6-9, 235, Virginia Tech
Ruben Douglas, G-F, 6-4, 195, New Mexico
Dontaye Draper, G, 5-11, 180, Coll. of Charleston
Matt Freije, F, 6-9, 245, Vanderbilt
Axel Hervelle, F, 6-8, 230, Belgium
Mark Karcher, G-F, 6-5, 215, Temple
Jelani McCoy, F-C, 6-10, 245, UCLA
Lamond Murray, F, 6-7, 236, California
Larry O’Bannon, G, 6-4, 200, Louisville
Curtis Sumpter, F, 6-7, 225, Villanova
Nikoloz Tskitishvili, F, 7-0, 225, Rep. of Georgia
Von Wafer, G, 6-5, 210, Florida State
Dajuan Wagner, G, 6-2, 195, Memphis
Schedule:
In Las Vegas
Sunday, vs. L.A. Clippers, 8 p.m., Cox Pavilion
July 10, vs. Dallas, 4 p.m., Cox Pavilion
July 12, vs. Detroit, 2 p.m., Cox Pavilion
July 13, vs. L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m., Thomas & Mack Center
July 15, vs. New York, 4 p.m., Cox Pavilion
