With only one week until the start of training camp, the Denver Nuggets still aren't finished adding players to the roster. Last week, it was Cam Whitmore for the Nuggets' final two-way roster spot. And now they've invited one more player to training camp: the undrafted former SMU guard Kevin "Boopie" Miller. The Nuggets will hope they've found another diamond in the rough in Miller.
NBA insider Marc Stein reported that the Nuggets and Miller are reaching an agreement on an Exhibit-10 deal that will bring him in for a closer look as the Nuggets begin to prepare for the regular season. While Miller likely doesn't have a shot at making the Nuggets' standard roster out of camp, they have a good track record of finding gems over the past couple of years with undrafted rookies who have eventually developed in the G League and gone on to bigger things. Miller is hoping he can follow in their footsteps.
The Nuggets have two developmental examples
The most recent example is Spencer Jones. The Nuggets signed the undrafted Jones to a two-way contract straight away in the summer of 2024 after watching him in the Summer League with the Portland Trail Blazers. But Jones spent time between the Nuggets and the Grand Rapids Gold in 2024-25 before becoming a fixed member of the Nuggets rotation last season.
Before Jones, there was Collin Gillespie, who just signed a four-year, $48 million contract with the Phoenix Suns after developing with the Nuggets on a two-way contract. Gillespie also spent time with the Gold in 2023-24.
Miller could challenge KJ Simpson for his two-way spot
While it's obviously a long shot for Miller to make the Nuggets' standard roster over Lonnie Walker IV, who is also in training camp on a non-guaranteed deal, it's entirely possible that Miller impresses enough to eventually replace KJ Simpson for his two-way spot.
The 6-foot-1 guard, Miller, went undrafted but was picked up by the Milwaukee Bucks for the Las Vegas Summer League, where he didn't exactly light it up. But the Nuggets saw something in the guard who averaged 19.1 points and 6.4 assists in his final year at SMU. Miller shot a sterling 41.4% from three and showed some defense by averaging 1.5 steals per game.
But like Simpson, Miller is a small guard who could have a tougher time with the NBA's larger, faster game than he saw while in college. The Nuggets had the training camp roster space available, so taking a flier on Miller doesn't hurt a thing. And who knows, they could find their next gem like they've done before in the process.
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