Iverson took to Twitter this morning to address the issue over a series of tweets and while he is thankful for the opportunity, he politely declined.

Iverson then goes on to say that he realizes it was his fault that he had to leave the NBA early and if an opportunity arises that he could make a return, he’ll change his behavior.

Iverson went on to say that he wants to complete his legacy in the league.

Lastly, Iverson goes on to thanks his fans for their support and says his possible return isn’t up to him.

So was Iverson right to turn down a deal with the Legends? The Legends remind me of the Long Island Ducks which are an independent baseball team. The Ducks attract a lot of veterans to their team after no MLB team wants them anymore. The Legends attract veterans which hope to resurrect their careers. Dan Gadzuric, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Sean Williams, Delonte West and Rashad McCants have all played for the Legends in recent years.

Iverson most signed a $4 million deal in 2010 to play for a team in Turkey, but played in just 10 games due to injury. Since returning to the United States, he has turned down lucrative deals across seas and from D-League teams because he has hope he can return to the NBA.

The former Rookie of the Year and NBA MVP played parts of three seasons in Denver after coming over from Philadelphia. Iverson averaged 26.4 points per game is his only full season with the Nuggets in 2007-2008.

The Washington Wizards saw one thing when they selected Javale McGee No. 18 overall in the 2008 draft.

Potential.

In turn, the Denver Nuggets saw what the Wizards did when they traded their newly extended power forward Nene to the Wizards for McGee. With a fast paced offense, McGee seemed like he would fit the mold better than Nene would.

Against the Portland Trailblazers last night, you saw flashes of why the Nuggets made the trade and consequently signed McGee to a four-year, $44 million deal in the offseason. McGee used his wingspan to catch a poor pass by Wilson Chandler on an alley-oop. At the end of the game, McGee once again took a bad pass by Ty Lawson and turned it into a no-look alley-oop. That is what McGee can do.

January 15, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee (34) reacts on the bench during the first half against the Portland Trailblazers at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets won 115-111 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports

Sadly, that’s all he can do — for now.

McGee had just those two baskets last night and while they were highlight reel material, he’s often on the highlights for the wrong reason. If you go to YouTube, type in “Javale McGee.” The top two results will sum up what many fans around the league think of the big man. “Javale McGee worst plays” and “Javale McGee top 8 dumb plays” are at the top of the list.

In a game against the Dallas Mavericks earlier this season, McGee used his athletic ability to drive baseline and attempt another highlight dunk where he cupped the ball for a reverse dunk. The only issue was that McGee didn’t just miss the dunk, but he jammed the ball between the rim and the backboard.

Remember how in baseball they would refer to any antic by Manny Ramirez as “Manny being Manny?” I think it’s safe to say this was just another example of “Javale being Javale.”

McGee missed his five other shot attempts last night — three of those were layups by my count — and continues to show the frustration in his game. McGee is averaging his best field goal percentage in the past three years so far with .553 percent from the field, but don’t let the numbers mislead you.  McGee himself said he’s benefiting from not having to take as many shots with the Nuggets having so many options.

While that statement is true, the Nuggets want him to take those shots. The issue is that McGee is playing only 20 minutes per game. $11 million per year for a guy that plays 2o minutes per game while Kosta Koufos starts over him?

Potential.

That’s what it is.

He has the type of potential that makes Hall of Famers rave about him.

No seriously.

Houston Rockets great Hakeem Olajuwon was impressed with the work ethic that McGee has.

“No question, I see him as another star. That guy should dominate the league. He has tremendous talent. I give him all these moves and he can finish and he’s already skilled. So now just show him how to use that skill to (get) to the next level,” said Olajuwon said to FOX 26 Sports in a previous interview.

It’s the potential that made his Team USA teammates rave about him during the preliminaries in 2009. Despite not making the final cut, his teammates liked what they saw.

His coach, George Karl, said he loves what McGee brings. But until McGee brings it in a consistent fashion, he won’t be the 30 minute a night player.

Karl said that he doesn’t have a plan for allotted minutes going into a game and that he puts the players who give his team the best shot to win out there.

So at his height, weight, athletic ability and defensive ability, why can’t McGee translate his work ethic onto the court? We saw McGee terrorize the Lakers in the playoffs on his way to cashing into his big paycheck. Keeping an athlete like McGee off the open market made sense for the Nuggets. That is, if he gives the results.

The truth is, McGee is a lousy one-on-one defender and it showed again last night with LaMarcus Aldridge salivating when he had McGee on the low block. McGee also gives Dwight Howard competition for the worst free throw shooting big man in the league at just .567 percent from the charity stripe.

Instead of the $11 million man starting at center, it’s the man making $3 million. Good investment? Time will tell. For now, it’s the same old same for the 24-year-old McGee.

Potential.

It’s a deal that both the Nuggets and their fans hope turns into a wise investment and not a mistake.