That’s correct Nuggets fans, a little front line help has arrived from China in the way of Mengke Bateer. Mengke is a 6′11, 290 pound center, that is known as “The Walking Great Wall”. He played for China in the Olympics in 1996 and 2000 and has recently been playing with the Chinese National Basketball [...]

Thanks to everyone who’s sent feedback on the trade, including Papabobb who sent info on the new Nuggets from Dallas. To Raef, Avery, Tariq, and Nick – good luck in Dallas. Raef, and Avery – you will be missed! Nick – thanks for giving up on us. Don’t you remember we were 40-42 last year, [...]

The Nuggets/Mavs 7 player trade became official shortly after Thursday’s trading deadline expired. Here’s the details:
Nick Van ExelRaef LaFrentzAvery JohnsonTariq Abdul-Wahad
for:
Juwan HowardDonell HarveyTim HardawayDallas’s 2002 #1 pickCash to fill Silent Stan’s already large coffers
There is also a rumor of James Posey going to Miami. Note: this turned out to not be true.
What the heck [...]

Let’s try this again… Antonio is once again hoping to make his season debut with the Nuggets in Wednesday’s home game against Karl Malone and the Utah Jazz. Antonio and Coach Evans agree that it will be for very limited stretches, but I will cheer his first basket and jump for joy if he pulls [...]

Nick Van Exel needs a trade out of Denver. I’m ready for him to go, because he’s already given up on the Nuggets and I think most fans are ready to. Unfortunately though, Nick is a tough guy to trade. He’s talented, but he’s got a high-priced contract and he’s shown a certain penchant for [...]

I keep hearing the statement that Kiki is looking to rebuild the Nuggets his way. With that said, many of the trade rumours circling involve not just the demanding Nick Van Exel, but also players like Raef LaFrentz, Tariq Abdul-Wahad, and James Posey.

New York Knicks – Marcus Camby and Mark Jackson for Van Exel and [...]

The latest news after Monday’s practice is that Antonio is unsure about playing against the Celtics. Looks like the best case scenario is that he will not start, but play a few 5-6 minute stints during the game. I’ll be there, so I hope to report on Antonio’s first minutes of the year. Antonio reported [...]

With the win against Portland here in Denver Tuesday night, the Nuggets have reached the symbolic half-way point in the season, as teams break for All-Star Weekend in Philadelphia.
Rather than lamenting about a sour and frustrating first half to the season, I would rather chat about the latest Nuggets News:

Nick’s assist-ance
Have you noticed Nick [...]