Report: Nuggets F Vlatko Cancar tears ACL in exhibition game

Nuggets forward Vlatko Cancar sustained a torn ACL in his left knee while playing in an exhibition game for Slovenia, The Denver Post reported Saturday.

Cancar landed awkwardly on his knee after executing a dunk during the fourth quarter of Slovenia's 88-77 loss to Greece on Friday. Slovenia is preparing to participate in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup later this month.

Hunter Tyson and Peyton Watson likely will receive a larger workload off the bench for Denver in the upcoming season in place of Cancar.

THe 6-foot-8 Cancar, 26, averaged 5.0 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 60 games (nine starts) last season with the NBA champion Nuggets.

He has contributed 3.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 130 career games (11 starts) since being selected by Denver in the second round of the 2017 NBA Draft.