The Nuggets have brought in forwards Ruben Patterson, Nick Fazekas and guards Mateen Cleaves and Smush Parker. Patterson will have the best chance to make the team. He is 33-years old and he can handle either the shooting guard or small forward positions. Patterson played in 20 games (5 starts) last season for the Clippers and he averaged 16.4 minutes, 5.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Patterson has now played in 649 games (245 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 24.6 minutes, 10.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Patterson also is a unselfish player who only takes good shots as he has nailed 51.7% of his shots from the floor in his NBA career. 27-year old Smush Parker will try to battle Anthony Carter for the starting point guard position. He played in 28 games (2 starts) for the Clippers and Heat last season and he averaged 21.2 minutes, 5.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. Parker has now played in 274 games (183 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 25.8 minutes, 9.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game. 23-year old forward Nick Fazekas showed that he has some game at the end of last season for the Clippers. He played in 26 games (0 starts) with the Mavericks & Clippers as a rookie last season and he averaged 10.3 minutes, 4.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. 31-year old Mateen Cleaves is a real longshot to make the Nuggets’ final roster as he hasn’t played in the NBA since the 2005-06 season with the Seattle Supersonics. Cleaves has played in 167 games (10 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 11.2 minutes, 3.6 points, 1.0 rebound and 1.9 assists per game. I have a feeling that two or three of these guys will play for the Nuggets and come off of the bench for them so these were nice signings for them.