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Nuggets' Carter says one-year deal is done

By Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)

Published July 12, 2008 at 5:27 p.m.

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Point guard Anthony Carter is back with the Nuggets.

Carter said Saturday he has signed a one-year contract for the NBA minimum of $1.26 million to return to the Nuggets. The deal was signed in Las Vegas, where the Nuggets are having summer league and Carter has been working out.

The signing had been expected since Wednesday, when Carter made up his mind to return to the Nuggets. He had originally hoped to sign by Thursday.

"It was no big deal,'' Carter said of the delay. "I just had to wait for Greg Knight (the Nuggets contract specialist) to come out here. I had given them my word that I was going to sign.''

The Nuggets now have nine players with guaranteed contracts for next season totaling more than $79 million. Before making their next move, they are now likely to wait until the summer league, which began Saturday, ends in a week.

The Nuggets have two players with non-guaranteed contracts in Taurean Green and Bobby Jones and a second-round pick in Sonny Weems, whose contract won't be addressed until after summer league. If all are retained, that would give the Nuggets 12 players.

The Nuggets also want to re-sign restricted free-agent guard J.R. Smith and they are considering re-signing unrestricted free-guard Yakhouba Diawara. NBA teams must keep at least 13 players, and it's possible the Nuggets, deep into the luxury tax, might not carry more than that.

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  • July 14, 2008

    3:01 p.m.

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    Citymanwray writes:

    I am a Marcus Camby fan but I think the Nugs should trade him to the Nets for Nenad Kristic and Marcus Williams. Nenad would be a sign and trade at a rate that makes the deal work. He has upside as a big man and has a shooting touch for that top of the key jumper that Camby gets on occasion.