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| Nuggets trade for Pistons' Afflalo |
NBA Basketball |
07/13/2009 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbooks) - The Detroit Pistons sent guard Arron Afflalo, forward Walter Sharpe and cash considerations to the Denver Nuggets on Monday in exchange for a future second-round pick. Afflalo, the 27th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, played nearly 17 minutes a game for Detroit last season, his second year in the league. The UCLA product has averaged 4.3 points and 1.8 rebounds per game in his brief career. Sharpe appeared in just eight games in his rookie season with the Pistons last |
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| "Birdman" flies back to Denver |
NBA Basketball |
07/08/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - The Denver Nuggets re-signed forward Chris Andersen to a multi-year contract on Wednesday. Though the terms of the deal were not disclosed, the Denver Post indicated the contract to be a five-year agreement that maxes out at $26 million based on incentives. The 6-foot-10 forward, who turned 31 on Tuesday, missed the entire 2006-07 season for violating the league's anti-drug policy. Andersen played in just five games for the Hornets the next year but had a re- birth last season i |
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| Nuggets' Smith sentenced to jail time for car crash death |
NBA Basketball |
07/01/2009 |
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| Millstone, NJ (Sportsbooks) - Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith was sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to reckless driving in a crash that killed his close friend two years ago. The Newark Star-Ledger reports the 23-year-old Smith will spend 30 days in a Monmouth County jail. Judge Debra Gelson sentenced Smith to 90 days, but he'll likely only have to serve 30 of them because 60 days were suspended as long as he performs 500 hours of community service by visiting sick children in hospitals. |
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| NBA Draft Update |
NBA Basketball |
06/26/2009 |
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| 30. Cleveland Cavaliers - Christian Eyenga (SG, Congo); Round Two: 31. Sacramento Kings - Jeff Pendergraph (PF, Arizona State); 32. Washington Wizards - Jermaine Taylor (SG, U-C-F); 33. Portland Trail Blazers - Dante Cunningham (PF, Villanova); 34. Denver Nuggets - Sergio Llull (PG, Spanish National Team); 35. Detroit Pistons - DaJuan Summers (SF, Georgetown); 36. Memphis Grizzlies - Sam Young (SF, Pittsburgh); 37. San Antonio Spurs - DeJuan Blair (PF, Pittsburgh); 38. Portland Trail Blazers - Jon Brockman ( |
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| Nuggets get Lawson from Timberwolves |
NBA Basketball |
06/25/2009 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - The Denver Nuggets acquired the rights to draft pick Ty Lawson from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for a future protected first-round selection. Lawson, a point guard from the University of North Carolina, was taken at No. 18 overall in Thursday night's draft. He was the ACC Player of the Year this past season, averaging 16.6 points with 6.6 assists. The 5-foot-11 sparkplug also captured the Bob Cousy Award as the nation's top point guard. Lawson, after missing the ACC |
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| Nuggets, Pacers to play first-ever game in Taipei |
NBA Basketball |
06/19/2009 |
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| Taipei, Taiwan (Sportsbooks) - The Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers will play the first-ever game in Taipei, the National Basketball Association announced Friday. The preseason contest will take place at the Taipei Arena on October 8, 2009. "October 8th will be an historic day for the NBA and for the millions of basketball fans in Taiwan," said NBA Greater China CEO Tim Chen. "Taiwan fans are very passionate about the game and we are honored to be able to present a matchup of these two great teams for th |
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| Nuggets' Dahntay Jones undergoes successful surgery |
NBA Basketball |
06/09/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - The Denver Nuggets announced that swingman Dahntay Jones underwent successful surgery on his right shoulder on Monday and is expected to be back to full capacity within four to six weeks. Jones had an arthroscopic procedure to remove a bone spur, which was performed by Dr. Steve Traina. The five-year veteran averaged 5.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 79 regular season games in 2008, including 71 starts. In 16 playoff starts this season, the former Duke product averaged |
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| Iavaroni joins Raptors staff, English retained |
NBA Basketball |
06/05/2009 |
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| onto, having previously served in the same capacity with Philadelphia (2003-04). He held the title of both director of player personnel and assistant coach with Atlanta during the 2002-03 campaign. Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997, English ended a 16-year playing career with 25,613 points, ranking 12th all-time in league history. The eight-time NBA All-Star played two seasons for Milwaukee, two for Indiana and 11 with the Denver Nuggets before finishing his career in 1990-91 with the Mavericks. |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Are Rams' Days In St. Louis Numbered? |
NFL Football |
06/01/2009 |
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| 0 percent share of the team since it relocated to St. Louis, is a native of Columbia, Missouri who might not take the Rams' potential move lying down. By NFL rule, Kroenke can't buy the Rams outright unless he sells off his majority share of the NBA Denver Nuggets and NHL Colorado Avalanche, but it seems logical that if there is a chance to facilitate a sale to local ownership, Kroenke would have a good chance of greasing those wheels. That said, any new owner is going to have an immediate battle to fight on |
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| Nuggets hope to stave off elimination in Game 6 vs. Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
05/29/2009 |
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| ve been anything but consistent during the postseason but Phil Jackson's club has gotten it done when necessary. The Lakers now stand on the precipice of a second consecutive NBA Finals appearance as they head back to the Rocky Mountains to face the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals. The Lakers took a 3-2 edge in the series on Wednesday in LA when Kobe Bryant scored 22 points and dished out eight assists, as the Lakers used a big second half run to down Denver, 103-94. Lamar Odom had a |
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