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Allen Iverson: Denver Nuggets
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With a late rally, Allen Iverson is an All-Star starter again. Iverson surged from behind in the fan voting to earn a starting spot in next month's game when the vote totals were released Thursday night. Denver Nuggets teammate Carmelo Anthony will join him in New Orleans after earning his first starting nod.
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Allen Iverson is fitting in with the Denver Nuggets lately more than ever, as the team rode a five game winning streak before losing by one point yesterday in Chicago to the Bulls. InsideHoops.com editor Jeff Lenchiner and other media were in New Jersey on Tuesday, March 20 and had a long post-game interview with Iverson. The Nuggets beat the nets for their fifth straight win prior to the Chicago loss, but the focus of the talk was the general state of the Nuggets, how Iverson feels being on the team, and leaving Philadelphia behind.
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New teammates Carmelo Anthony (31.6) and Allen Iverson (31.2) rank 1-2 in scoring in the NBA. Only Nuggets' Alex English and Kiki Vandeweghe have finished 1-2 as teammates. A look at seasons with teammates in the top five since the Nuggets joined the NBA in 1976:
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On April 18, 2006 Iverson and Chris Webber arrived late to the Sixers' fan appreciation night and home game finale. Players are expected to report 90 minutes before game time, but both Iverson and Webber arrived around tipoff. Coach Maurice Cheeks notified the media that neither would be playing and general manager Billy King announced that Iverson and Webber would be fined.[6]. During the 2006 off-season, trade rumors had Iverson going to Denver, Atlanta, or Boston. None of the deals were completed. Iverson had made it clear that he would like to stay a Sixer.
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Iverson's agent, Leon Rose, said Iverson would not arrive in Denver today. Traded players must join their new team within 48 hours. The best-case scenario for the Nuggets is that Iverson is in Denver for practice Thursday and makes his debut Friday against Sacramento. Nuggets vice president Rex Chapman is still hoping Iverson
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Iverson is in the top-10 in scoring (26.3 PPG) and assists (7.3 APG) for the second straight season. Most of the Nuggets starters sat out the fourth quarter tonight with Denver firmly in control. They will play San Antonio on Wednesday in the finale, and again in the first round of the playoffs.
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