The “San Francisco Chronicle” reported Thursday that Golden State Warriors Vice President and head of Basketball Operations Chris Mullin has said that there is no truth to the rumor that veteran forward Al Harrington wants to be traded. Harrington who was drafted in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers is in his second tour of duty with the Warriors. The veteran power forward played in 81 games last season for Golden State and started 59. Mullin said that Harrington has expressed nothing but positives in their conversations. Mullin told reporters “I saw him recently, and he seemed fine. Right now, in my mind, I think he’s an important part of team.”

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The “Denver Post” reported Thursday that the Denver Nuggets have signed veteran Chris Andersen to a one year contract, reportedly for $998,000. This will be the second stint for?”The Birdman“?in Denver, he played with the Nuggets from 2001-2004. Andersen who sat out two years for violating Association drug policies, the veteran was re-instated by the NBA this past Spring. Andersen played for the New Orleans Hornets but appeared in only five contests. Andersen who appeared twice during NBA All-Star Weekend in the Slam Dunk Competition has averaged 5.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, per game during his career.

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