According to blogger Mark Travis, it looks like JR Smith will continue to ride the pine at the start of games despite previous reports. It seemed inevitable after JR’s breakout season last year and Dahntay leaving to the Pacers for more money, that JR would be the starter.
In talking to Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl at today’s NBA Summer League action, Karl stated to me that Smith will be coming off the bench for the Nuggets next season. Karl cited a lack of improvement maturity wise on the part of Smith as the reason for him coming off [...]

The Nuggets receive promising guard Aaron Afflalo and Walter Sharpe in return for a future 2nd round draft pick. This looks strictly like a cap cutting deal for the Pistons, but we’ve seen how well those have worked out for them recently with the AI-Billups trade. With the addition of Afflalo, that gives the Nuggets their 3rd PG with Chauncey and 1st round pick Lawson being the other one. I guess this is the end for AC. I knew this day would come, I just never thought it would be this soon.

In the wake of the King of Pop’s death, Ron Artest thought it would be a good idea to remember him with quite possibly the worst song ever written, “Michael, Michael”.

If you don’t notice something weird about this picture, you haven’t been watching enough Nuggets.  After paying tribute to his favorite player as a kid, Chauncey has decided it’s time to go back to the number in which he won his titles with.  He will don JR’s former number, 1.
“Billups was able to get No. 1, which he wore in Detroit, without much trouble. JR Smith wore No. 1 the last few seasons, but Billups said he did not have to pay Smith off — as is a common practice — to get the jersey. No word yet on which [...]