DeMar DeRozan lands with Nuggets after being waived by Kings

Nypost · Aug 21, 2026 · 277 words · By Dylan Svoboda

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What to know about DeMar DeRozan lands with Nuggets after being waived by Kings

The six-time NBA All-Star intends to sign a deal with the Nuggets, according to insider Chris Haynes.

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What happened

The six-time NBA All-Star intends to sign a deal with the Nuggets, according to insider Chris Haynes.

Why it matters

Haynes added that DeRozan “has been in conversations with Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon and Jamal Murray and is anxious for the opportunity to play for a contending team.” ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that the deal is for one year at $3.9 million.

Common ground

DeRozan, 37, was waived by the Kings last month after spending the past two seasons in Sacramento.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: DeMar DeRozan lands with Nuggets after being waived by Kings?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that He has reached the conference finals just once, with the Raptors in 2016, and has played postseason basketball just twice since leaving Toronto after the 2017-18 season?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He has reached the conference finals just once, with the Raptors in 2016, and has played postseason basketball just twice since leaving Toronto after the 2017-18 season.”

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Grokipedia provides some playoff history, but the specific claim about reaching the conference finals only once in 2016 and playing postseason basketball only twice since 2018 is not corroborated by other provided sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — DeMar DeRozan has been scoring in bunches to start the 2016-2017 season. Check out his best highlights so far. About the NBA: The NBA is the premier professional basketball league in the United States…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyK0_Sp-VkU

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web search NEUTRAL — DeMar DeRozan has participated in the NBA playoffs seven times, appearing in 63 games across his tenure with the Toronto Raptors, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls, where he scored a total of 1,400…
https://grokipedia.com/page/DeMar_DeRozan

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web search NEUTRAL — DeRozan is still in the league and has recently signed with the Denver Nuggets. DeRozan signed a one-year, $3.9 million veteran minimum contract with the Nuggets for his 18th NBA season.
https://heavy.com/sports/nba/toronto-raptors/kyle-lowry-make…

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Claim 2: “DeMar DeRozan is headed to Denver.”

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Multiple independent sources, including Yahoo Sports and Wikipedia, confirm that DeMar DeRozan has joined the Denver Nuggets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 Chicago Bulls season was the 58th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They failed to improve on their 40–42 record from the 2022–23 season, finishing 39–…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — DeMar Darnell DeRozan (born August 7, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeMar_DeRozan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyle Terrell Lowry (born March 25, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player, and a minority owner of the Toronto Tempo of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Lowry pl…
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Claim 3: “ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that the deal is for one year at $3.9 million.”

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Three separate web search results confirm that ESPN's Shams Charania reported the deal as one year for $3.9 million.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Quamdeen Ayopo "Ayo" Dosunmu () (born January 17, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college bas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Confe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jonas Valančiūnas ( YOH-nəss VAL-ən-CHOO-nəs; Lithuanian pronunciation: [ˈjoːnɐs vɐɫɐnʲˈtɕûːnɐs]; born 6 May 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris of the Lithuanian Basket…
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Claim 4: “The six-time NBA All-Star intends to sign a deal with the Nuggets, according to insider Chris Haynes.”

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Both NBC Sports and Basketball Network explicitly cite NBA insider Chris Haynes as the source reporting DeRozan's intention to sign with the Nuggets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition game played on February 20, 2022, during the National Basketball Association's 2021–22 season. It was the 71st edition of the NBA All-Star Game. The game w…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kawhi Anthony Leonard ( kə-WHY; born June 29, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A two-time NBA champion and two-…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Wesley Love (born September 7, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a five-time All-…
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Claim 5: “Last season, the veteran wing averaged 18.4 points per game on 49.7 percent shooting across 74 contests.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding legal cases and general NBA draft info; no statistical data for DeRozan's last season was provided in the evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2009, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In this draft, the National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took tur…
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Claim 6: “DeRozan, 37, was waived by the Kings last month after spending the past two seasons in Sacramento.”

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While NBC Sports mentions he was waived by the Kings in early July, the specific detail about spending 'the past two seasons' in Sacramento is not explicitly corroborated by the provided Wikipedia or web results, and the provided Wikipedia snippets for the Kings seasons are fragmented.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Sacramento Kings season was the 81st season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 41st season in the city of Sacramento. On May 1, 2025, the Kings hired Doug …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Sacramento Kings season was the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 40th season in the city of Sacramento. The season saw the departures of coac…
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Claim 7: “Denver fell to the Timberwolves in six games during the first round last season.”

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The web search results provided for this claim are entirely irrelevant, discussing YouTube family plans instead of NBA games.

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web search NEUTRAL — YouTube family plans allow you to share membership benefits with up to 5 family members who live within the same residential address. The family manager: Is the primary account holder. Creates a Googl…
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7507349?hl=en

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web search NEUTRAL — Get a YouTube family plan to share a YouTube paid membership, or Primetime Channels (US, Germany, France, Australia, and UK only), with up to 5 other members
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web search NEUTRAL — Get help with YouTube Music billing issues If your monthly membership payment for YouTube Music is declined, we will notify you via email so that you can take action and restore your membership. After…
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Claim 8: “The Nuggets, who went 54-28 last season, haven’t made it past the conference semifinals since winning the NBA title in 2023.”

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The provided evidence mentions the 2023 title but does not confirm the specific 54-28 record or the specific detail about not passing the conference semifinals since 2023.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Nuggets have won one NBA title in 2023. In 1974-75, the Denver Nuggets had the best record in the ABA.Denver qualified for the postseason each year from the 2003–04 season to 2007–08, but the Nugg…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Denver-Nuggets

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web search NEUTRAL — Be the best NBA fan you can be with Bleacher Report. Keep up with the latest storylines, expert analysis, highlights, scores and more.17-season NBA vet will join Tiago Splitter's Bulls staff.
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch NBA Games - Follow the game, scores and stats for NBA matchups.
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Claim 9: “the Nuggets sent restricted free agent Peyton Watson to the Cavaliers in a multi-team deal that involved the Clippers.”

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Two independent cross-references from Nypost confirm a multi-team trade involving the Nuggets, Clippers, and Cavaliers where Peyton Watson was sent to the Cavaliers.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — the Cavaliers seemingly took themselves out of contention by instead acquiring Peyton Watson in a multi-team trade involving the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards and Charlotte …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/sports/jonathan-kuminga-joinin…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Julian Reese was traded from the Wizards to the Nuggets as part of a multi-team deal highlighted by Peyton Watson going to the Cavaliers and Max Strus to the Clippers on Wednesday.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/20/sports/angel-reeses-brother-ge…

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Claim 10: “With 26,711 career points, DeRozan ranks No. 16 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list”

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No evidence was found or provided to verify the specific career point total or all-time ranking.

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