Voshon Lenard hopes to play in Denver next season, while maintaining hope he'll be able to return this season as well.
Lenard has been out of the line-up since tearing his left Achilles tendon against the Los Angeles Lakers in the season opener Nov. 2.
He has a team option for $3.52 million next season, and the Nuggets would have to pay Lenard $250,000 if he is waived by July 14. Monday, Lenard said he hopes general manager Kiki Vandeweghe takes the option for next season.
"(Vandeweghe) knows what I can do," said Lenard, who averaged 14.2 points and had a league-best 106 3-pointers last season. "He knows that the foot's good. I just don't want to come back and mess the nucleus up right now while we're playing well. ...
"I'm glad to see we are doing well. It's tough to sit out and be out all year. But it feels good to see the guys competing."
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The Phoenix Suns, a team considered by many to lack any kind of depth, were forced to take on the NBA’s hottest team minus one Amare Stoudemire. That is 26 points per game out with an ankle injury, nearly 25 percent of the Suns scoring sitting helpless in street clothes, forced to watch his Suns take on a Denver Nuggets team that is 21-5 under new coach George Karl.
So how did it all end?
The Suns held on to beat the Nuggets 123-114 behind the 30 points and 14 rebounds of super-athlete Shawn Marion. The seldom used Steven Hunter stepped in for Stoudemire to score 14 points on 6-7 shooting, most of his buckets coming off of vintage Steve Nash dimes (Mr. Nash finished with 23 points and 12 assists).
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After a very disappointing first few months, including two coaching changes, the Denver Nuggets have climbed their way into the Top-5 of RealGM.com's Team Rankings. They have won six in a row and are 21-5 since George Karl was named head coach.
On Monday they will travel to Phoenix to face the Suns, who are number two in the rankings, right behind the Miami Heat, who maintained the number one post, even though they stumbled in Charlotte on Saturday.
Rounding out the Top-5 are the Spurs and Sonics.
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Nuggets Mar 2005 Archive
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Yahoo! | Mar 27, 2005
With the Nuggets 113-99 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday, they improved to a 21-5 record since George Karl became head coach.
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Rocky Mountain News | Mar 25, 2005
DerMarr Johnson, whose NBA career nearly ended in a car accident in 2002, is making the most of his one-year contract with the Nuggets and would like to remain with the club when he becomes a free agent in the summer.
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RealGM/Graham Flashner | Mar 25, 2005
The Lakers are 5 ½ games behind Denver with 14 to play.
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Denver Nuggets PR | Mar 22, 2005
Mark Pope was placed on the injured list on 3/20 due to a strained left hamstring.
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Nuggets Press Release | Mar 20, 2005
The Denver Nuggets have activated F Nenê from the injured list, team General Manager Kiki Vandeweghe announced today.
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Yahoo! | Mar 19, 2005
Marcus Camby had one of his best performances of the season on Friday, posting a 20-point, 17-rebound night in Denver's 115-96 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Denver Post | Mar 17, 2005
Nuggets center Nene said he expects to return to the court before the month ends.
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Denver Post | Mar 17, 2005
Former Denver Nuggets head coach Jeff Bzdelik was contacted by Loyola Marymount last week after Steve Aggers was fired March 9.
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Denver Post | Mar 17, 2005
Just one game after George Karl decided to bench Carmelo Anthony, he sung the praises of his young player.
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FoxSports.com | Mar 15, 2005
Carmelo Anthony spent the last 17:45 of the Nuggets 106-101 loss to the Suns Sunday on the bench, however both Coach George Karl and Anthony are downplaying the whole event.
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Denver Nuggets PR | Mar 14, 2005
Kenyon Martin is suffering from patella tendinitis in his left knee.
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The Denver Post | Mar 14, 2005
Marcus Camby is back on the bench again due to his latest injury, a strained right hamstring suffered during the final minute of the Nuggets’ victory versus the Spurs last Saturday.
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Yahoo! | Mar 14, 2005
Steve Nash made another argument for why he should be MVP when he took over the game in the last 7 minutes Sunday night, scoring 10 of his 25 points over that span to help Phoenix snap Denver's eight-game winning streak with a 106-101 victory.
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Yahoo! | Mar 13, 2005
Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points as the Denver Nuggets rallied for their eighth straight win, 90-87 over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night.
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Rocky Mountain News | Mar 10, 2005
The Denver Nuggets will be poised to make the playoffs if Voshon Lenard is able return.
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The Denver Post | Mar 8, 2005
After last night’s 111-98 victory at Portland, the Denver Nuggets now find themselves in the midst of a 7-game winning streak.
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Nuggets Press Release | Mar 7, 2005
Philadelphia’s Allen Iverson and Denver’s Marcus Camby today were named the Eastern Conference and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, February 28 through Sunday, March 6.
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Nuggets Press Release | Mar 7, 2005
The former University of Washington star will not go away.
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Denver Post | Mar 7, 2005
Kenyon Martin did some shooting Sunday and left the Nuggets' light practice with an ice bag on the sore left knee that has kept him out of most of the past three games.
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Yahoo! | Mar 4, 2005
Jermaine O'Neal was injured on Thursday when his right arm was knocked back by Denver's Francisco Elson.
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Nuggets Press Release | Mar 3, 2005
Wesley Person will give the Nuggets veteran shooting while they try to slide into the playoffs.
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NBA Press Release | Mar 1, 2005
Detroit Pistons head coach Larry Brown and Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month for games played in February.
