Veteran forward Antonio McDyess cleared waivers on Wednesday, making him an unrestricted free agent just two days after the Nuggets waived him.

McDyess was traded along with Chauncey Billups and Cheikh Samb to Denver for Allen Iverson on Nov. 3, and then accepted a contract buyout from the Nuggets worth an estimated $6 million.

Now that McDyess has cleared the 48-hour waiver window, he is eligible to sign immediately with any team except Detroit.

If he wants to return to the Pistons, which many believe he wants to do, he must wait 30 days retroactive to last Thursday (the point at which all conditions to the trade were satisfied by the Nuggets and Pistons).

Only Memphis had the salary-cap space to claim McDyess, but NBA sources told ESPN.com that the Grizzlies, having indeed given some consideration to snagging McDyess -- most likely to trade him elsewhere -- passed on claiming him.

Via ESPN

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