Denver Nuggets sign guard Lonnie Walker IV to one-year deal

The Denver Nuggets have added veteran swingman Lonnie Walker IV on a one‑year contract valued at roughly $3.3 million. The deal includes a minimum salary of $3,286,399 and a cap hit of $2,449,421. Walker, 27, spent the 2025‑26 season with Maccabi Tel Aviv in the EuroLeague, where he averaged 15.2 points per game. In the NBA he has posted career averages of about 11 points in 22 minutes, most recently posting 12.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 20 games for the Philadelphia 76ers. The signing is intended to bolster Denver’s backcourt depth as the franchise navigates luxury‑tax pressures and other roster moves.