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| Nuggets trade Hunter, first rounder to Memphis |
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08/07/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets traded center Steven Hunter and a protected first-round pick in the 2010 Draft to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for a future conditional second-round pick. Hunter, a seven-year veteran out of DePaul, missed the 2008-09 campaign after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. The seven-footer has logged career averages of 4.7 points and 3.2 rebounds in 379 career games with Orlando, Phoenix, Philadelphia and Denver. |
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| Kobe, Lakers open title defense against Clippers |
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08/04/2009 |
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| nships earlier in the decade (2000-02). ESPN will air three games on Christmas, starting with perennial All-Star Dwyane Wade and the Heat visiting the New York Knicks. The evening doubleheader features the Clippers battling the Phoenix Suns and the Portland Trail Blazers hosting the Denver Nuggets. The All-Star Game is set for Sunday, February 14. It will be played at the new stadium of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys in Arlington. ABC will exclusively broadcast the NBA Finals for a seventh straight season in June. |
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| Nuggets get Malik Allen from Milwaukee |
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07/31/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets acquired forward Malik Allen from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for forward Walter Sharpe and swingman Sonny Weems. The 6-foot-10 Allen has career averages of 5.4 points and three rebounds per contest in 409 games with Miami, Charlotte, Chicago, New Jersey, Dallas and Milwaukee during his eight-year NBA career. He averaged 3.2 points in 49 games for the Bucks last season. Sharpe was obtained by the Nuggets on July 13 along with guard Arron Afflalo from the D |
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| Nuggets and Pacers to play in China |
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07/22/2009 |
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| Beijing, China (MySportsbook) - The National Basketball Association will play a preseason game in China this fall, as the Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets will square off on October 11 in Beijing. This will be the eighth NBA game played in China and the third in Beijing. The contest will be staged at the refurbished Wukesong Arena, formerly known as the Beijing Olympic Basketball Arena. "The Wukesong Arena is an outstanding facility that we are proud to call the home of the NBA in Beijing," said Tim Chen, |
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| Nuggets sign G Lawson |
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07/15/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Denver Nuggets signed rookie guard Ty Lawson on Wednesday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 5-foot-11, 195-pound guard was selected 18th overall in this year's NBA Draft. The North Carolina product was acquired by Denver from the Minnesota Timberwolves in a draft-night trade. Lawson, who helped the Tar Heels win the 2009 NCAA Championship, made his Nuggets debut on Tuesday night during Denver's first game of the 2009 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. |
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| Pacers sign SG Jones |
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07/14/2009 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - The Indiana Pacers signed shooting guard Dahntay Jones on Tuesday. Jones, known as a defensive specialist, became a free agent after a productive season for the Denver Nuggets last year. The Duke product averaged just over 18 minutes per game, logging 5.4 points and 2.1 rebounds while starting 71 of 79 regular season games. Jones also started all 16 playoff bouts for Denver, upping his averages to 7.0 points and 2.4 boards a game before the Nuggets bowed to the Lakers in t |
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| Nuggets trade for Pistons' Afflalo |
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07/13/2009 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - 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 (MySportsbook) - 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 (MySportsbook) - 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 |
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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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