Cam Whitmore’s next chapter in Denver will come with a familiar kind of blank slate.
The Nuggets recently added the former first-round pick on a two-way contract, giving the back end of the roster a high-upside swing without much risk attached. Whitmore, who was released after serving as a moving piece in a five-team deal with the Washington Wizards, is now headed to his third team since entering the league as the 20th-overall pick three years ago.
And now there’s one more detail settled: his number.
According to Etienne Catalan on X, Whitmore will wear No. 00 for the Nuggets.
That choice fits the situation in Denver. Whitmore’s previous NBA numbers, No. 7 and No. 1, are already taken.
Christian Braun has worn No. 1 since arriving in 2023, while rookie forward Trevon Brazile recently claimed No. 7.
Whitmore also can’t go back to No. 22, the number he wore at Villanova, because Zeke Nnaji has had that one locked down for years and is entering his seventh season with Denver for the 2026-27 campaign.
No. 00 has hardly been part of the Nuggets’ recent story. Markus Howard was the last player to wear it, back in 2022. Before that, Denver’s franchise record shows only two other players using it: Darrell Arthur from 2014 to 2018, and Anthony Cook in 1992.
Whitmore will also carry that same number with the Grand Rapids Gold in the G League, since he’s on a two-way deal.
With training camp set to open at the end of the month, Whitmore now has a chance to make his first impression in Denver before the regular season begins.
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