DaRon Holmes II didn’t play at Summer League with the Nuggets. But he did practice with their team, traveling to Las Vegas for pickup games this week.

Takeaways on Trevon Brazile, Bryce Hopkins and the rest of the Nuggets after their first three games at Summer League 2026 in Las Vegas.

LeBron James’ Denver interest as a free agent is reportedly flagging, but it ain’t over ’til the fat whiteboard sings. Like AI two decades earlier, James turns the Nuggets into ESPN’s Team, which, by proxy, makes them America’s Team. It’s the Coach Prime Effect times 50.

The Nuggets have 12 roster spots filled. Here’s the state of their depth chart with more moves still to be made.

‘You’re not that F-ing good. I’ve coached guys like Donovan Mitchell,” Bryce Hopkins remembers Rick Pitino telling him once.

The Nuggets are signing Alpha Diallo for one year and $1.4 million as they continue their efforts to bolster their defensive depth.