The Nuggets have traded starting center Marcus Camby to the Clippers for a 2nd round pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. This trade was just made to get the Nuggets under the luxury tax of the salary cap. Camby played in 79 games (all starts) for the Nuggets last season and he averaged 34.9 minutes, 9.1 points, 13.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 3.6 blocked shots per game. The Nuggets will miss Camby’s all out effort on both sides of the basketball court but especially on defense where he is one of the best centers in the NBA. Nene’ will likely take over as the starting center this season but he’s not as good on either end of the court as Camby is. The Nuggets will miss Camby big time in 2008-09.

The Nuggets acquired Sonny Weems from the Bulls for a 2nd round pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. This was a good move for the Nuggets as they couldn’t afford to stand pat. Weems can handle either shooting guard or small forward as he is 6′6″, 203 pounds. He played in 69 games (66 starts) at Arkansas and he averaged 13.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game. It will be interesting to see how much playing time the Nuggets give Weems because they don’t like to play their young players right away.

The Nuggets have acquired Taurean Green from the Blazers for Von Wafer. Green played in 8 games (0 starts) this season for the Blazers and he averaged 5.5 minutes, 2.1 points, 0.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. Green only shot 25% from the floor for the Blazers.

Wafer played in 21 games (0 starts) for the Nuggets this season and he averaged 4.3 minutes, 1.3 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. He also only shot 26.3% from the floor this season.

This is a trade that likely won’t help either team.

Reserve point guard Chucky Atkins might miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia. Atkins was brought in to start at point guard for the Nuggets but it just hasn’t panned out. Atkins has played in 9 games this season and he has averaged 17.6 minutes, 4.0 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. Anthony Carter has seen a bump in playing time and he’s played very well. Carter has played in 23 games this season for the Nuggets and he’s averaging 29.3 minutes, 8.5 points, 3.2 assists and 5.9 assists per game.

The Nuggets have lost starting power forward Nene’ Hilario indefinately due to personal reasons. He also has had a tumor removed from his body which could have led him to some nervousness. Nene’ has played in only 12 games so far this season and he is averaging 19.8 minutes, 6.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.0 blocked shot per game. Kenyon Martin and Eduardo Najera will pick up Nene’s minutes until he’s ready to return.