Bruce Brown has returned to the Denver Nuggets. Brown, 28, was a key member of the Nuggets’ 2023 NBA title team. Brown’s presence will likely benefit the Nuggets’ on-court and locker room culture. Read on for the latest on the situation.
Bruce Brown Returns To the Denver Nuggets
Bruce Brown is set to return to the Denver Nuggets. Brown agreed to a one-year contract with the Nuggets on Monday. Brown’s agreement might spark the Nuggets’ desire to continue setting up a team reunion.
Brown averaged 8.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game and shot 42.1% from the field during the 2024-25 NBA regular season. Aside from Brown, Denver signed former Dallas Mavericks star JJ Barea to its coaching staff. Barea, 41, will join the Nuggets as an assistant coach under Head Coach David Adelman. Barea went undrafted in the 2006 NBA Draft out of Northeastern University in Boston.
Bruce Brown’s Previous Teams
After the 2023 NBA Finals, Bruce Brown played brief stints with the Indiana Pacers for 2023-24 and the Toronto Raptors from 2024-25. Brown also played for the Detroit Pistons from 2018 to 2020 and the Brooklyn Nets from 2020 to 2022.
Brown averaged 11.5 points and 4.1 points on 48.3% shooting during the Denver Nuggets’ 2022-23 NBA regular season. The Nuggets ultimately won the 2023 NBA Finals. The Nuggets’ 2023 NBA title was the first in the team’s history.
Final Thoughts
Bruce Brown is set to return to Denver — and could find the stability he has been lacking the past couple of years. Brown’s return came on the heels of the Nuggets trading Michael Porter Jr. to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Cam Johnson.
