Zeke Nnaji and Denver Nuggets agree on a contract extension / News - Basketnews.com

Nnaji had one year left in his previous deal before signing a new four-year $32 million extension. He averaged 5.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game last season.

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With less than a week remaining until the start of the 2023-24 NBA season, the reigning champions extended one of their players.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN, the Denver Nuggets and Zeke Nnaji agreed on a new four-year $32 million deal. The last season of the new contract is a player option.

The 2023-24 season was previously set to be the last season in Nnaji's contract that was signed back when he was drafted in 2020.

Last season, Nnaji averaged 5.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game for the Nuggets in 13.7 minutes of playing time.

The Nuggets begin the new season Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers.

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