Breaking News - Nuggets Agree to Trade Iverson

Not that I’m a huge Nuggets fan (it has less to do with the Nuggets and more to do with the NBA in general), but this bears reporting.

The Denver Post is reporting that the Nuggets have agreed to a trade with the Pistons to send Allen Iverson to Detroit for Chauncey Billups. Also included in the deal is Antonio McDyess, but it appears his contract will be bought out so he won’t actually land on the Nuggets roster.

This is big news for the Denver sports scene… AI was going to be the one to break the first-round playoff jinx. Now he’s being sent off for a hometown boy. Now Iverson was never “the answer” for Denver, but is Chauncey really considered fair return value in this trade? I don’t ask that rhetorically, I really want to know. I’m admittedly far less versed in the NBA than the other 3 major sports.

Either way, that changes the landscape of the Nuggets season for sure. Plus now I’ve had to swap out the banner at the top of the blog to remove A.I. and include Carmelo.

EDIT - I’ve had all of 5 minutes to think about this, and I wonder if this isn’t just what the Nuggets need. Will this bring clarity? Give Carmelo one more shot to make this his team? If Melo can lead and Chancey can provide ‘veteran leadership’ (add that to the list of overrated sports cliches), perhaps this team can make a solid run. I wouldn’t put them in the Lakers/Spurs category yet, but at least a good 1st round playoff showing would be nice. Has anyone watched the first couple games? I’ve been otherwise engaged… how does this team look?