Nuggets two-way guard Tamar Bates will miss at least 12 weeks after undergoing surgery for a fractured left foot, the team announced Monday.
Bates, 22, has spent most of his time with the Grand Rapids Gold, Denver’s G League affiliate. The rookie out of Missouri is one of three Nuggets players on two-way contracts, allowing him to appear in NBA regular-season games in addition to G League competition.
Bates is averaging 19.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game for the Gold. He’s shooting 55.6% from the field and 43.3% from the 3-point line. Grand Rapids is 11-5 this season.
Denver’s other two-way players are Curtis Jones, a rookie out of Iowa State, and Spencer Jones, a second-year forward who has improbably carved out a role in the Nuggets’ starting lineup while Aaron Gordon has been out with an injured hamstring.
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