Nuggets add another free agent who should help improve team’s defense

The Denver Nuggets need to get better on defense, and new GM Calvin Booth seems to be making that a priority.

After trading for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope from the Wizards, re-signing Davon Reed and bringing in DeAndre Jordan, Booth reportedly made another move on Friday morning.

Bruce Brown has agreed to a 2-year, $13M+ deal with the Denver Nuggets, sources tell ESPN.

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Brown played the last two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets and is as a wing who plays solid defense off the bench. He’s just 25-years-old and played his first two years with the Detroit Pistons.

Brown can also shoot the basketball, averaging 9.0 points a season ago while firing at 40 percent clip from three-point range. He played 24.6 minutes per game for the Nets.

The roster shuffling outlined above included trading Will Barton and Monte Morris in the “KCP” deal, but most importantly of all, the Nuggets inked MVP Nikola Jokic to a massive contract extension.

We’ll see if Brown is another piece that can help Denver get over the top in the Western Conference.

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