DaRon Holmes II won’t have any injury-related limitations on his minutes when he returns from a torn right Achilles tendon this week, Nuggets Summer League coach Andrew Munson said.

Holmes was a consensus second-team All-American at Dayton during the 2023-24 season, averaging 20.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.1 blocks on 38.6% shooting from 3-point range as a junior.

A year after tearing his right Achilles tendon in his first taste of Summer League action, Nuggets forward DaRon Holmes II is back in Las Vegas and finally ready to begin his NBA career.

Namely, DaRon Holmes II made his long-awaited return to the hardwood after missing 363 days with an Achilles tear. He sustained the injury in the first game of last year's Summer League and missed ...

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The Denver Nuggets' season has been anything but normal. Starting in July, things took a turn. In the NBA Summer League, rookie DaRon Holmes II saw his 2024-25 campaign come to a close with an ...

DaRon Holmes II won’t have any injury-related limitations on his minutes when he returns from a torn right Achilles tendon this week, Nuggets Summer League coach Andrew Munson said.