Nuggets re-sign Balkman / Picks up 10-11 option on Afflalo

[eathy]

Wiretap:

The Denver Nuggets have signed forward Renaldo Balkman to a contract extension, team Vice President of Basketball Operations Mark Warkentien announced today. Per league policy, terms of the deal were not released.

Last season, Balkman averaged a career-high 5.0 ppg and 3.8 rpg while shooting a career-high .558 from the field in 53 games with the Nuggets.

The Denver Nuggets have exercised the fourth-year option on guard Arron Afflalo’s contract, team Vice President of Basketball Operations Mark Warkentien announced today.

In his first two games with Denver, he has averaged 1.5 ppg and 1.0 apg in 18.5 minutes.

Awesome news.

[el loco]

That is some good news eathy now if he could just get a few minutes of actual playing time. Picking up the option on Afflalo was a no brainer.

[eathy]

Denver Post:

Renaldo Balkman is one of the more fascinating projects on the Nuggets roster, and now he is locked in for a while, signing a three-year contract extension for a $1.67 million base salary with bonuses, according to an NBA source.

that is **** good.

I thought he'd want out because of starved playing time.

[el loco]

Denver Post:

Renaldo Balkman is one of the more fascinating projects on the Nuggets roster, and now he is locked in for a while, signing a three-year contract extension for a $1.67 million base salary with bonuses, according to an NBA source.

that is **** good.

I thought he'd want out because of starved playing time.

I wonder if that makes him a potential trade chip, maybe some team out there wants him, but wanted him extended before they will/would take him or maybe the Nuggets do have plans for him in the future. I would love to see him start to get regular minutes in the rotation. Good things usually happen when he is on the floor.

[JRMelo15]

Great moves. Glad to see Balk stick around for 3 more years after all the DNP's he's had. Afflalo should end up our starting SG in the season if he keeps playing well.

[el loco]

Now they need to pull the trigger on a deal involving the TPE that is about to expire.

[MHZ]

No brainers. Still, nice to have them done.

[RRFB]

Smart moves, now if only Karl would play them...