2009-10 Regular Season: 53-29
2009-10 Playoffs: No. 4 seed; lost in Round One to the Utah Jazz in six games
Additions: Al Harrington, Shelden Williams
Key Losses: Johan Petro, Joey Graham
Projected Rotation Players for 2010-11: Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Nene, J.R. Smith, Al Harrington, Kenyon Martin, Chris Andersen, Ty Lawson, Arron Afflalo, Renaldo Balkman
Look for the 2010-11 Nuggets to take the term “contract-year mercenary” to never-before-seen heights.
Carmelo Anthony’s status as a free-agent-to-be is common knowledge at this point, but did you know that Kenyon Martin, trigger-happy J.R. Smith and Chauncey Billups (the team is unlikely to pick up his $14.2 option for 2011-12) are all playing for new contracts this season?
That doesn’t really set the stage for a lot of selfless play in the Mile High City, as K-Mart looks to beef up his numbers in the paint (on the bright side, he’ll hit the boards like a beast), while Smith and Billups are dialing for dollars from the outside.
While Melo’s not exactly playing for a contr ...
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