The Grand Rapids Gold will hold an open tryout Sunday in Denver available to locals aspiring to make training camp with the Nuggets’ G League affiliate.
Up to four players will be invited to the Gold’s training camp in October, according to the team’s announcement. The Denver tryout will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Metro State University, with registration open at 9 a.m. There will also be a tryout held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Sept. 16.
“It’s a great opportunity for players to come that want a chance to get in front of the Nuggets and the Gold staff and decision-makers to showcase their talents,” new Gold general manager Ben Tenzer said. “There are opportunities for players that have played at a high level to get in front of evaluators, but this is an opportunity for anyone to come. So it’s a cool, unique thing in that sense.”
Grand Rapids became the Nuggets’ G League affiliate in 2021, rebranding to the Gold after having previously been nicknamed the Drive as a Detroit Pistons affiliate. The team is hoping for a bounce-back season in 2023-24 after finishing second to last in the Eastern Conference last season.
Members of the Nuggets coaching staff will be in attendance at the Denver tryout Sunday.
“You look back, and I could name some of the players from the past — Marcus Burk, Manny Camper — we’ve had open tryout players that have had impact on the Gold and subsequently played for us in summer league,” Tenzer said. “So that’s obviously the next step of opportunity, summer league.”
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