Monte Morris is now under contract with the Denver Nuggets until 2024.
Despite a tumultuous offseason, the Denver Nuggets and 25-year-old point guard Monte Morris have reached an agreement on a three-year, $27 million extension (per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski).
His contract will now expire in 2024, as he was set to be an unrestricted free agent next offseason.
Denver Nuggets G Monte Morris has agreed to a three-year, $27M extension, his agent Ron Shade tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 8, 2020
Morris and the Nuggets have long been known to have mutual interest in signing a contract extension.
However, as there was also mutual interest between forward Jerami Grant and the Nuggets prior to him leaving Denver to sign with the Detroit Pistons, it was far from a given that the deal would actually transpire.
Particularly as the Nuggets added a high school standout in rookie R.J. Hampton, the NCAA’s leading scorer last season in rookie Markus Howard, and a decorated international champion in ‘veterookie’ Facundo Campazzo to the roster this offseason. All of whom have the same primary position as Morris.
That said, Morris signing an extension doesn’t guarantee he’ll remain under contract with Denver until his current deal expires.
Depending on how Hampton, Howard and Campazzo fare over the next 1-2 seasons, the Nuggets could still opt to move Morris and what’s a very tradeable contract in the future.
For what it’s worth, although Morris is likely cognizant of that fact, he’s still being a great leader and teammate. Prior to the start of training camp, Morris had reached out to welcome Campazzo to Denver and been in contact with Hampton as well. Since training camp has begun, he’s taken on a mentorship role with Howard.
A steady, savvy and mature second-unit stabilizer, Morris will continue to snake pick-and-rolls and knock down threes in the 2020-21 season, even if his role is reduced. Starting his career in Denver as a second-round pick on a two-way contract, Morris averaged 9.0 points and 3.5 assists per game last season while shooting 37.8% from 3-point range.