Franchises still have until October 31 to activate the third and fourth years of their 2020 and 2021 first-round draftees. Denver who decided to extend the adventure of Zeke Nnaji in the Rockies.
Position 4 explosive, slender and mobile, the former resident of Arizona showed great things last season and obviously started training camp with the same energy.
“Zeke had a great camp, not a good camp, a great camp”, said his coach Mike Malone from last Friday. “He took a lot of time and energy to get stronger. You know he will work hard. That’s how he was brought up. He’s a great kid, a great person, with a great work ethic. He plays well. He has an impact on the game. He will look for offensive rebounds, he knows how to finish. He’s one of our most talked about defenders. I am really happy and proud of Zeke Nnaji”.
What encourage the “front office” of the Nuggets to secure him for the 2023/24 season, during which he will receive 4.3 million dollars, while he still displayed all his energy against Oklahoma Citylast night, by compiling 15 points and 6 rebounds (including 5 offensive) in 17 minutes on the floor.
| Zeke Nnaji | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2020-21 | DEN | 42 | 10 | 48.1 | 40.7 | 80.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| 2021-22 | DEN | 41 | 17 | 51.6 | 46.3 | 63.1 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| Total | 83 | 13 | 50.3 | 43.9 | 66.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.9 | |
