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Pickaxe and Roll: Why Lonnie Walker IV is an odd free agency addition for Denver Nuggets

The addition of Lonnie Walker IV in free agency surprised everyone on Wednesday night. With the Denver Nuggets caught in the midst of free agency negotiations, seeing a notification involving the Nuggets that didn’t involve Watson was a bit surprising. Of course, Walker is an NBA caliber player, but does he make sense for the Nuggets amidst their other rotation concerns?

On the latest episode of Pickaxe and Roll, Ryan Blackburn discusses the Denver Nuggets signing Lonnie Walker IV out of nowhere in free agency and why the decision doesn’t quite add up. He hits on a tidbit from Shams Charania on the Peyton Watson negotiations. Then, he discusses the most important three-player lineup combinations for the Nuggets heading into the 2026-27 season.

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