BREAKING: Rockets Summer League Center Jay Huff Signs with Nuggets

The NBA champion Denver Nuggets are signing Houston Rockets Summer League center Jay Huff to a two-way contract.

Jeremy Brener | Jul 16, 2023

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A former member of the Houston Rockets Las Vegas Summer League squad is sticking around in the NBA.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Denver Nuggets are signing Jay Huff to a two-way contract.

Huff, who turns 26 later this month, appeared in the first two Rockets' Summer League games, but was shut down after finding an agreement with a different team. That team turned out to be the defending champion Nuggets.

Huff is known for his defense, leading the G League in blocks last season en route to being named the league's Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-NBA G League First Team.

Huff has 11 games of NBA experience under his belt, four with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2021-22 campaign and seven with the Washington Wizards last season.

Huff also has championship experience from college as part of the 2019 NCAA champion Virginia Cavaliers. Now, he'll look to join a Nuggets team looking to repeat as NBA champions.

Huff could look to be a defensive backup for two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and could give Denver some depth at the center position.

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Published Jul 16, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.