Overview
- Alpha Diallo has agreed to a one-year contract with the Denver Nuggets that guarantees $1.4 million, according to agents Jared Mucha and Javon Phillips as reported by ESPN.
- Diallo earned EuroLeague Defender of the Year honors after a season in which he averaged about 1.4 steals per game and helped AS Monaco win the French league title.
- Denver views the signing as a low-risk move to add defense and depth rather than a long-term commitment to its rotation.
- How Diallo's on-ball and perimeter defense from Europe will translate to the NBA is the main uncertainty and will determine whether he earns regular minutes.
- The move marks a late NBA jump for Diallo at age 29 and gives him a chance to test his skills at the highest level while offering the Nuggets cheap insurance if rotation pieces change.