LAS VEGAS (AP) — Denver first-round pick DaRon Holmes II is expected to miss the season after tearing his right Achilles on Friday night in the Nuggets’ NBA Summer League opener, The Athletic and multiple other media outlets reported.
Traded to Denver after being selected No. 22 overall by Phoenix, the 6-foot-10 former Dayton center-forward had 11 points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes in the Nuggets’ 88-78 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Athletic was the first to report the injury.
Holmes was the Atlantic 10 Conference’s player of the year last season as a junior, averaging 20.4 points and 8.5 rebounds.
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LAS VEGAS — Nuggets rookie DaRon Holmes II tore his right Achilles tendon during the fourth quarter of his first Summer League game Friday night, a league source confirmed to The Denver Post.
Holmes was seen leaving Cox Pavilion on crutches and wearing a boot after Denver’s 88-78 loss to the Clippers.
The Nuggets selected Holmes 22nd overall this summer after trading up six spots in the draft. The reigning Atlantic 10 Player of the Year was their top target for most of the pre-draft process, and they viewed him as a plug-and-play option who could provide much needed frontcourt depth behind three-time MVP Nikola Jokic.
Holmes amassed 11 points and seven rebounds in the game, making all three of his 3-point attempts.
