{"id":828964,"date":"2026-07-27T10:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/828964\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T10:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:09:10","slug":"nuggets-match-thunder-offer-sheet-to-spencer-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/828964\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuggets match Thunder offer sheet to Spencer Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2286640\" class=\"wp-image-2286640 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Spencer_Jones_1920x1080v2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2286640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spencer Jones led all eligible players with a 69.2% shooting percentage from 3-point range in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>After an offseason of trades, the Oklahoma City Thunder will have to keep looking to add to their bench depth.<\/p>\n<p>The Denver Nuggets have opted to match an offer sheet to restricted free agent Spencer Jones \u2013 the Thunder reportedly proposed a fully guaranteed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeAScotto\/status\/2081052250789556344\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$12 million over two years<\/a> on Saturday. Denver had until the end of the day on Sunday to match the deal and keep Jones or let him join OKC. ESPN\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/2081571908705714420\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Shams Charania was first<\/a> to break the news.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eDIRujBFkr\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/eDIRujBFkr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BkpggPXH4V\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/BkpggPXH4V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nuggets\/status\/2081585776735990027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">By matching Jones&#8217; sheet, the Nuggets face a $32 million increase in current luxury taxes ($36M to $68M) and enter the second apron. They are deep in tax bills but could shed money via trades in season.<\/p>\n<p>Next Denver order of business: Navigate retaining RFA Peyton Watson while\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N5arhPRTjM\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/N5arhPRTjM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/2081572528871309525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jones carved out a solid role for himself down the stretch with the Nuggets, averaging 5.5 points on 50.4% shooting during the regular season while starting 37 games. He saw his averages go up to 6.5 points over 24 minutes in the playoffs, shooting 69.2% from 3-point range in a six-game series against the Timberwolves.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-7 forward is the first new reported free agency addition for the Thunder, who have re-signed their own players in Isaiah Hartenstein and Kenrich Williams this offseason but otherwise have made trades to send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/reports-hawks-acquire-guard-aaron-wiggins-from-thunder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Wiggins<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/hawks-trade-for-lu-dort-thunder-mavericks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lu Dort to the Hawks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/isaiah-joe-trade-pistons-thunder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isaiah Joe to the Pistons<\/a> for draft picks.<\/p>\n<p>The Nuggets had just over 24 hours to make a decision on Jones, who joins Peyton Watson as key restricted free agents for the team. Denver saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/tim-hardaway-jr-miami-heat\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Hardaway Jr. leave<\/a> to join the Heat earlier this offseason, but brought back Tyus Jones and signed Marvin Bagley III to one-year deals.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spencer Jones led all eligible players with a 69.2% shooting percentage from 3-point range in the playoffs. 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