Eastern Conference Move Tracker PACIFIC DIVISION Golden State Warriors – Signed Kwame Brown (Bobcats). Amnestied Charlie Bell. Lost Vladimir Radmanovic (Hawks), Reggie Williams (Bobcats), Jeremy Lin (Rockets). Did not re-sign Acie Law, Al Thornton. Traded Lou Amundson to Indiana for Brandon Rush. Los Angeles Clippers – Acquired Chris Paul (Hornets). Traded Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Nene’
NBA Team-by-Team Western Conference Move Tracker
December 15th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in 2011-12 NBA Season, Main, NBA Free Agents, NBA News, NBA Trades 
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Nuggets Center Nene Opts Out; Becomes Unrestricted Free Agent
Nene Dunking At Will Nene has decided to get out of the final year of his contract worth nearly $12 million, and now will become an unrestricted free agent. Ready to hit the open market and test the free agency waters, the promising big man will be a hot commodity for teams looking for a [...]
Why Nuggets Are Reminiscent Of 2007 Warriors
J.R. Smith Is To Denver As Stephen Jackson Was To Golden State “Main reason why this year’s Nuggets remind me of ’07 Warriors: they play with a “chip” on their shoulder” Sky-High Swagger: The confidence is off the charts and through the roof for George Karl’s troops. Similar to the Warriors when they stunned the [...]
Nuggets Pull Away In 4th Quarter, Bounce Mavericks 103-92
The three-point line can be either your friend or your worst enemy, depending on which NBA team you are. Most teams have at least one player who specializes in baskets beyonf the arc; the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks, adversaries this Saturday night, are no different. The Nuggets thrived on the 3-point shot as they [...]
Balanced Scoring Helps Nuggets Even Series, Blast Lakers 120-101
You can tell a good playoff team by the type of bench it has. The Denver Nuggets had a decent bench before the playoffs while the Los Angeles Lakers’ bench was average, at best. Nonetheless, both teams locked up at the Pepsi Center in the Western Conference finals Monday night; while neither team shot especially [...]
Anthony Hurt In Nuggets Rout Of Pacers 135-115
The Denver Nuggets are off to their best start since the 1976-77 season, their first year in the NBA; that shouldn’t be surprising considering that they were just a decent team until they acquired Chauncey Billups from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Allen Iverson. At this juncture of the season, I would venture to [...]
Nuggets Hit Offensive Paydirt, Crown Hapless Kings 118-85
The Sacramento Kings have been out-of-sync for what seems like the entire season as they’re trying to establish an identity; granted, they had lost Kevin Martin for a spell with an ankle injury, but still, they have yet to gel into a cohesive unit for any consistent stretch of games this season. Saturday night’s game [...]
Thoughts On Knicks-Celtics/Nuggets-Thunder Game 1 Classics
OKC had no answer for Nene in Game 1 Nene played like an All-Star, dunking at will on the Thunder big men. Knicks-Celtics: People who are criticizing Melo and his shot selection at the end are ridiculous. This is the reason why the Knicks traded for Melo! Big games, big shots. Why blast a guy [...]