[Denver Post] Rockets Still interested in Wells...

Ah how about we forget bonzi and throw ourselves into that mix by nabbing Peitrus, instead somehow. TE maybe?

 

Bonzi to Denver????

http://www.***************/article_18752.shtml

Bonzi Wells' long stint as a free agent should come to an end this week. That has to be welcome news to all parties involved since Wells has seemingly been on the market for a longer total duration than like three of Jennifer Lopez's marriages.

Charlotte, Miami, Houston, and Denver are all said to have serious interest in the shooting guard.

According to a number of sources, the Bobcats have a great deal of interest but will not sign him to a contract unless they can find a taker for Melvin Ely.

Miami would offer Wells the chance to play on a bona-fide winner, but whether or not he would be guaranteed a staring position is anyone's guess with guards Jason Williams and Dwayne Wade already penciled in as the starters.

Houston offers possibilities as well, but they are not a team who has fared very well in the win-loss column of late.

Perhaps the team that could offer Wells the most is the Denver Nuggets, especially in light of recent developments

According to a well informed source close to the team, the Nuggets are currently involved in trade discussions for Wells. The deal would involve the Kings, the Nuggets, and a third team. The Nuggets would move out one of their many bigs in the deal, presumably to the third team in the package since the Kings reportedly don't want to take on any additional salary.

Such a deal would help Wells on several fronts.

First, it would allow him to get the type of money he has been seeking since free agency began earlier this summer. All of the other teams in the Wells chase are reportedly trying to offer him low-dollar deals for only a single season. Considering the amount of money that Denver's post people make, if the Nuggets were able to consummate a three team deal that landed them Wells, the contract Wells would sign before being traded would almost certainly be more lucrative than what any other interested team could offer directly.

Moreover, Wells would instantly be penciled in as the starter for Denver at a position the Nuggets have been coveting a talented veteran player for nearly two years.

So in essence, this deal would ultimately provide Wells with everything he has sought -- playing time, a hefty chunk of dough, and a chance to play for a winner.

The source wasn't specific as to which big the Nuggets would move out in the deal, but one has to believe that Kenyon Martin would be near the top of the list since he has been on the block since the end of last season.

Whatever happens with Wells, expect it to happen in the next few days before training camp opens next week.

And if Wells doesn't end up in Denver, it certainly won't be for lack of effort.

 

Why the not????????????????????????????????????????????????????

 

Yeah, because Hoops World is full of crap.

Seriously, stop posting their idiotic articles, not a SINGLE one of which has ever happened.

 

Who in the world would want to take on KMart's hairy contract and then what in the world are they going to send Sacramento that does not add salary to Sacramento?????

 

which teams still have a significant TE? are there any other bigs in nuggets aside from KM?

 

790 just reported that CD told them that Bonzi is still "kicking around all his options."

 

...or kicking himself for declining the Kings offer.

Oh, snap!

 

Was that latest article a hoopsworld or hoopshype or whatever article? Because it seems impossible that the Nuggets would send away KMart, bring back Bonzi at a significant salary, yet avoid the Kings being forced to take back any salary at all.

 

man i am sick of this, at this point if he signs with us fine but i am not going to waste time over it. bonzi will wait and hope for the biggest payday and not best winning team. if he wanted to win he would have already signed with the kings by now or at the very least the heat. the fact that he has not tells me he still believes he will get a big contract from the bobcats. i say we have less than a 25% chance landing him

 

The only teams that have cap space of that size to swallow say even Joe Smith's contract would be Charlotte, Atlanta, and Toronto. I suppose you could make a case for one of those teams taking on Smith's contract if they were to get a draft choice out of it, which essentially means Denver would have to give away a couple picks, one to Sacramento and one to the other team taking on Smith. They're not going to take Smith on for nothing. And KMart's contract has to be out of the question.

 

So let me see...

NUGGETS: no money
HEAT: no shots
BOBCATS: no hope

I'm thinkin' Bobcats.

 

you are optimistic. I have been thinking 5% to 10%. bonzi's agent really screwed bonzi on this one is what I am thinking. turning down that contract was very very dumb. if charlotte wants bonzi they will get him, but since this is taking so long you have to wonder if charlotte is really pursuing him hard.

I hope we get lucky and get him for a 1 year deal.

 

Houston offers possibilities as well, but they are not a team who has fared very well in the win-loss column of late.

Perhaps the team that could offer Wells the most is the Denver Nuggets, especially in light of recent developments

According to a well informed source close to the team, the Nuggets are currently involved in trade discussions for Wells. The deal would involve the Kings, the Nuggets, and a third team. The Nuggets would move out one of their many bigs in the deal, presumably to the third team in the package since the Kings reportedly don't want to take on any additional salary.

Well looks like those Bonzi dreams are over people... BUT, could houston be the 'third' team involved in this deal? Denver has too many PF/C type players and the Kings don't want to take back salary in the deal. We have the $4.2 mil trade exception to use. And i'm sure we had talked to them about using our trade exception when he first talked to houston about coming here. So I guess we will know something in the next day or so.

 

id love to take kenny thomas back

 

And who is this source? How did you come about hearing it?

 

He's using the same BS source Jeff just got through slamming, IMO.

 

Gag. No distance shooting game, all interior post up that would crowd Yao out and clog the paint. He's a short banger and he's owed about $800 billion.

 

Kmart or Camby for Wells + KT or SAR or Corliss? Something like this is possible if Sac set their eyes on a big off Denver.