While few expected the Denver Nuggets would carry a sub-.500 mark into the new year, one can only imagine where they would be without Carmelo Anthony.
The third-year forward has eclipsed the 20-point barrier in each of the past 14 games and has pushed his scoring average to 24.8. But if Anthony is going to keep his streak alive tonight against the San Antonio Spurs (7, Pepsi Center, Altitude), he'll have to do it against a defender that has given him, and many others, fits throughout his career: Bruce Bowen.
"The challenge is always good going against Bowen," said Anthony, whose streak began after returning from a sprained left ankle that kept him out for one game and most of another. "He makes you bring out your best. He's a quick defender, good hands, good feet, so I'm going to have to try to get some easy ones on him."
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News circulating that Ronald Murray could join the Denver Nuggets' lineup was surprising to the Sonics guard.
He sat atop the scorer's table at the Pepsi Center with a stunned look as he was told he could be traded for Nuggets guard Earl Watson, a former Sonic. The Sonics need a solid backup point guard, and the Nuggets could use Murray's scoring.
There are several problems with the rumor, however. The NBA's collective-bargaining agreement states the salaries of players being traded under this scenario must be within 25 percent of one another. Watson, who played for the Sonics in the 2001-02 season, will make $5 million this season, Murray $895,248. So more Sonics players would have to be lumped into the deal to make it work.
And Murray, who signed a one-year deal to test the free-agent market this summer, has the power to veto any trade.
"I don't know nothing about that," he said. "Denver is a nice organization. And I have a lot of respect for George Karl, him being my first coach in the NBA [with Milwaukee], but I don't know."
Murray said he wants to remain in Seattle.
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The Nuggets do not appear on the verge of pulling the trigger on a deal, yet. But there was plenty of talk around the Pepsi Center on Thursday involving possible destinations for guard Earl Watson.
The Tacoma (Wash.) News- Tribune reported Thursday that Watson would go to Seattle for guard Ronald "Flip" Murray and other players. Though it remains a possibility, sources close to the situation said no such deal is imminent. To make the deal work, Murray must first OK it, since his $895,000 contract allows him to veto trades.
Murray would not say Thursday if he would exercise that veto, though he did say of Denver, "It's a nice organization. A lot of respect for George Karl, him being my first coach in the NBA (at Milwaukee)."
Seattle would probably have to include forward Vitaly Potapenko, whose $3,325,000 salary would combine with Murray's to approach the $5 million deal of Watson, who declined comment. The Nuggets also would have to trim another player from their roster to accommodate two incoming players.
Denver general manager Kiki Vandeweghe said he did not feel pressure to trade for a big man despite his team's injuries, "because Kenyon (Martin) is coming back shortly at full strength. Marcus (Camby) will be back within a reasonable period of time, I'm sure."
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Nuggets Dec 2005 Archive
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Tacoma News-Tribune | Dec 30, 2005
Both Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis are in favor of a Flip Murray for Earl Watson swap
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AP | Dec 29, 2005
Marcus Camby took the first step toward returning to his big season.
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The News Tribune | Dec 29, 2005
The SuperSonics and Denver Nuggets are discussing a trade that would send Ronald “Flip” Murray to Denver and bring former Sonics guard Earl "Eazy-Wheezy" Watson to Seattle, sources said Wednesday.
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ESPN | Dec 29, 2005
The Denver Nuggets are reporting that Marcus Camby will have pins surgically inserted after fracturing his finger
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Press Release | Dec 28, 2005
The Denver Nuggets are reporting that Marcus Camby will have pins surgically inserted after fracturing his finger
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Denver Post | Dec 28, 2005
Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest has accepted he is going to be traded but says he has no preference where.
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Sports Illustrated | Dec 28, 2005
Allen Iverson got the final shot in his shootout with Carmelo Anthony.
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SF Chronicle | Dec 27, 2005
It's a waiting game for Nuggets guard Earl Watson, who signed a five-year, $29 million contract with Denver in the offseason but expects to be traded in the coming months given his status behind Andre Miller and Earl Boykins at point guard.
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Denver Post | Dec 27, 2005
The Nuggets are now major players in the Ron Artest sweepstakes, according to an NBA source Monday.
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Denver Post | Dec 22, 2005
Indiana forward Ron Artest's agent expects his client to spend this holiday season in a Pacers uniform.
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Rocky Mountain News | Dec 19, 2005
"Denver is a place I would love to play," said Al Harrington. "I think they've got a lot of pieces. They might be missing one piece, somebody like myself or Ron Artest."
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Denver Post | Dec 18, 2005
One scenario from within the league involves Denver sending Earl Watson and Nene to Atlanta, the Hawks sending Al Harrington to the Pacers and Indiana shipping Artest to the Nuggets.
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Rocky Mountain News | Dec 17, 2005
Michael Coyne, agent for Nene, who suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Denver's Nov.
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ESPN | Dec 17, 2005
Sources indicate that the Denver Nuggets are one team that is pursuing Ron Artest with vigor.
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AP | Dec 15, 2005
Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby missed Thursday night's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers because of a sprained right pinkie finger.
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Denver Post | Dec 15, 2005
Denver GM Kiki Vandeweghe said the Nuggets have received a salary exception from the NBA to help them replace Nene, who may be out for the season with a badly injured right knee.
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Denver Post | Dec 15, 2005
His playing time would not look more erratic if it were selected at random by a computer.
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AP | Dec 13, 2005
Denver Nuggets reserve guard Earl Boykins missed Tuesday night's game against the Charlotte Bobcats with a strained left hamstring, ending a streak of 253 consecutive games played.
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Sun-Sentinel | Dec 11, 2005
By NBA rule, players signed as free agents in the offseason cannot be dealt until Dec. 15 or three months after signing, whichever comes later.
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Bergen Record | Dec 10, 2005
Denver's Earl Watson, still little-used behind Andre Miller and Earl Boykins, remains on the Knicks' radar screen and is eligible to be traded Thursday.
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Fox Sports | Dec 6, 2005
Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony was fined $5,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for throwing a basketball into the stands during a game against the Miami Heat.
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NY Daily News | Dec 4, 2005
Anytime the Bulls decide to let Ben Gordon escape Scott Skiles' doghouse, they'll be getting speed-dialed by more than a few teams, starting with Indiana and Denver.
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Denver Post | Dec 4, 2005
Nuggets guard Voshon Lenard wants a key role again and believes it is probably best to go elsewhere to get his wish.
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Fox Sports | Dec 1, 2005
The Denver Nuggets suspended guard Voshon Lenard for one game without pay on Thursday for conduct detrimental to the team.
