Nuggets, Summer League and DaRon Holmes
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On Thursday, only two days short of a total year since the injury, Holmes II was ready to make his 2025 NBA Summer League debut, injury-free, and was able to put together an impressive performance in his first complete game as a member of the Nuggets.
DaRon Holmes II tore his achilles tendon last July toward the end of his first Summer League game was the Nuggets. He was playing well, showing a variety of skills that caused the Nuggets to trade up for Holmes in the first place. And then, tragedy struck in the fourth quarter.
DaRon Holmes II’s rookie season likely is over before it started. Drafted No. 22 overall by the Suns and traded to the Nuggets, Holmes suffered a torn Achilles and is expected to miss the entire ...
The Denver Nuggets' first-round center tore his Achilles in his first appearance, resulting in an entirely missed season. The big fella from Dayton is back now, though, and ready to show he belongs in a frontcourt mix that includes Nikola Jokic and (probably) Jonas Valanciunas.