David Roddy is headed overseas, and that takes one rumored Nuggets reunion off the board.
Hapoel Jerusalem BC announced that it has agreed to a new deal with Roddy for the upcoming season, meaning the former Denver forward will not be returning to the Mile High after spending part of last season with the team.
Hapoel Jerusalem is based in Israel and competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top level of the country’s competition, as well as the EuroCup. Roddy joins a roster that already includes several former NBA players, among them Cassius Winston, Isaiah Mobley, Devontae Cacok, and Jared Harper.
For Denver, the move closes the door on any lingering thought that Roddy might circle back this offseason, even though the Nuggets had been linked to him as a possible free agent fit.
Roddy, a first-round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, appeared in five regular-season games for Denver after signing a two-way deal in 2025-26. In those games, he averaged 8.0 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 50% from the field in a little over 14 minutes per contest.
That stretch was enough to keep him on Denver’s radar. DNVR’s Harrison Wind said the Nuggets like Roddy “a lot,” pointing to the way he plays.
“The Nuggets like David Roddy a lot,” Wind said in a recent video, “I think they like how hard he plays. I think they like how unique of a player he is.
On this Nuggets team, they need guys that are just going to come in off the bench and play hard, and get their hands dirty, and dive on the floor for 50-50 balls, and do the dirty work. That's what he would do.”
Still, the fit never looked clean. Even with three roster spots open without Peyton Watson or Spencer Jones signing, Denver didn’t appear to have a pressing need for another big-bodied forward.
The Nuggets need guards more than forwards, and Roddy doesn’t fill that lane. He brings toughness and some two-way upside, but not necessarily the kind of role that would have made him one of Denver’s final offseason additions.
What Denver does next remains unsettled, especially with the need to keep an eye on free agent guards who could back up Jamal Murray. Right now, Tyus Jones is the only point guard in that mold, and while he was solid after signing midseason last year, the backcourt would look stronger with another veteran minimum option.
Whether the Nuggets choose to target another guard or leave a roster spot open after new deals for Watson and Jones is still to be determined. For now, though, Roddy is off the board.
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