It is anticipated that the young big man will miss the entire 2024-25 season, a crushing blow to this contender’s chances.
Denver Nuggets rookie power forward/center DaRon Holmes II, selected with the No. 22 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft out of Dayton, has torn his right Achilles tendon, and is likely to miss all of the 2024-25 season, sources inform Shams Charania of The Athletic.
In what will now be his one and only Summer League contest of 2024, an 88-78 loss to the L.A. Clippers on Friday night at the Pavilion in Las Vegas, the 6-foot-10 consensus All-American Second-Teamer and two-time All-Atlantic First-Teamer manned the middle, scoring 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field (3-of-3 from beyond the arc), seven rebounds, one assist, and one steal across 25:43 of action.
Holmes was the Nuggets’ top pick in the draft after they swapped selections with the Phoenix Suns, who in turn acquired the draft rights for Virginia small forward Ryan Dunn with what was Denver’s No. 28 pick.
Since last offseason, the Nuggets have now let three of the top seven players on their 2023 championship team walk in free agency.
