The only team without a pick in either round, the Nuggets stayed idle in a 2025 NBA draft that felt twice as uneventful thanks to the recently implemented two-day format. Limited in future resources and under new front office leadership, Denver decided it wasn’t worth it to trade into the draft.

Missouri basketball standout Tamar Bates is getting his shot in the league, as he signed a two-way contract with the Denver Nuggets shortly after the 2025 NBA Draft.

Tamar Bates became a better, more efficient player in every year of his collegiate career, playing for two power programs. He’ll now try to remain just as effective at the next level despite going undrafted during the 2025 NBA Draft.