It's safe to say that the Denver Nuggets have been flying under the radar this offseason. Their latest roster additions, a week out from training camp, resemble as much.

After bringing in DeMar DeRozan and Cam Whitmore (two-way) as their — somewhat underwhelming — marquee acquisitions, the Nuggets completed their 21-man camp roster by giving training camp deals to undrafted rookies Reese Dixon-Waters and Keonte Jones on Tuesday.

Both players are likely to be long-term G League development plays. However, they could get their chances to impress in camp as Denver continues its quest to put a contender-worthy team around superstar Nikola Jokic. 

Dixon-Waters, coming out of San Diego State, impressed the Nuggets during a mini-camp.

It's unclear whether he'll join the team for training camp, since the organization already owns his G League rights and could waive him before camp begins.

However, at 6-foot-5, he could offer Denver a spark on both ends if he continues to develop.

Dixon-Waters is a five-year college player. He averaged 13.1 points in 32 games for the Aztecs in 2025-26. He added 3.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 0.8 steals in 30.1 minutes per game. He shot 35.6 percent from beyond the arc. 

His final campaign in San Diego earned him a Summer League opportunity with the Golden State Warriors. There, he averaged 7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game on the Warriors' championship run.

24-year-old Jones offers the Nuggets a different type of upside, with his defensive instincts — and therefore ceiling — grabbing Denver's attention.

Standing at 6-foot-6, Jones tallied 1.6 steals, 1.1 blocks, and seven rebounds per game over three years in the NCAA Division 1. In his senior year at Dayton, he averaged 7.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.

Jones is an athletic wing, something that bodes well for potential defensive impact in the NBA. 

He will be an interesting player for the Nuggets to evaluate in training camp, guarding the likes of DeRozan — a crafty scorer — and Aaron Gordon — a physical stretch big man. Those tests will certainly give the Denver coaching staff a better idea of whether they will be able to fast-track Jones or if he needs time to continue his development. 

The latter is more likely, similar to Dixon-Waters. By giving Jones a training camp contract, the Nuggets have incentivized him to sign with their G League affiliate if and when he gets waived.