Evan Fournier signs contract, pushes Nuggets roster to 14 players

With the official signing of Evan Fournier today, according to Aaron Lopez, Benjamin Hochman, and Chris Dempsey, the Nuggets will have 14 players under contract heading into the 2012-13 season. Hochman tweeted that Fournier will either play for the Nuggets or in the D-League – going back to France is no longer an opion for the 19-year old. And this is before re-signing JaVale McGee. McGee would give the Nuggets 15 players and make cutting (Julyan Stone or Timofey Mozgov), trading (who knows), or amnestying (Al Harrington or Chris Andersen) a player necessary if Quincy Miller is to sign a contract with the team.

As Colin Neilson had in his June 28th article and reader 808inDenver reminds us:

July 11th – the seven day amnesty period begins.
September 6th – second-round picks can become free-agents (if not offered a contract).
October 29th – rosters must be cut down to 15 players maximum.

Expect a move to be made … I’m looking at Chris Andersen.