The Denver Nuggets have signed Colorado 14ers guard Von Wafer for the remainder of the season, team Vice President of Basketball Operations Mark Warkentien announced today. Wafer is the 22nd Gatorade Call-Up from the D-League to the NBA this season spread among 16 players, both all-time highs for the league.

?Von is a very talented young player who had a tremendous season in the D-League,? said Warkentien. ?We feel he has a bright future in the NBA.?  

Wafer, 6-5, 210, ranked second in the D-League in both scoring (21.0 ppg) and three-point field goal percentage (.453/120-265) this past season with Colorado. Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers 39th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft, Wafer spent the 2005-06 season with the Lakers averaging 1.3 ppg in 16 games. He was also called up from Colorado and signed to a 10-day contract by the L.A. Clippers on Feb. 21, 2007 where he played one minute in one game before being waived on Feb. 28.