Nuggets tipoff

Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News

Published April 12, 2007 at midnight

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NUMBERS GAME

2 Nuggets will participate in the NBA's Basketball Without Borders. Nene will be in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from July 31 to Aug. 3, and Yakhouba Diawara will be in Paris from Aug. 6-10.

SEEKING A POINT

Coach George Karl said Denver is "looking at picking up" a point guard for the playoffs. Candidates include Anthony Carter, Mateen Cleaves and Nuggets player development coach Rick Brunson, who called himself a long shot.

"Security and execution of practice," Karl said of needing another point for Denver, which has only Allen Iverson and Steve Blake.

Bill Duffy and Danny Servick, agents for Carter and Cleaves, respectively, have had talks with Nuggets executive Mark Warkentien.

"I’m staying in shape and, hopefully, I’ll get a call," said Carter, who was in Denver’s camp last fall and is at his San Antonio home after playing in Italy.

"I’d love to play with (the Nuggets)," said Cleaves, with the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League after playing in Russia.

While Karl said Brunson is a possibility, Brunson called Carter and Cleaves better choices. The Nuggets soon might bring in candidates to work out.

HE SAID IT

"He’d probably be down about 10 percent from what he did when he played. But he’s 50 years old."

Morgan Wootten, Adrian Dantley’s coach at Maryland’s DeMatha High School, on how Dantley, 51, who had his jersey retired Wednesday by Utah, would fare in today’s NBA.

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