Renaldo Balkman

The Associated Press reported Monday that the Denver Nuggets have picked up small forward Renaldo Balkman in a trade with the New York Knicks. The team from Manhattan received guards Taurean Green and Bobby Jones from Denver plus a second round pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. Balkman spent two seasons in New York and averaged 4.2 points, 3.8 rebounds per game. Neither Green or Jones have guaranteed contracts. Green played 9 games for Denver last season, while Jones conducted a one man tour around the Association. The shooting guard had two different stints with the Nuggets totaling 25 games, he also played for ... Read Full Story

STAT in NYC? As we said after the Knicks made these two ridiculous trades late last week, their hopes for a championship run in 2010 are founded in free agency . Realistically speaking, New York could hold onto Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari as the only two players on the roster right now - which would cost a total of $5 million - and try to fill the rest of the roster with free agents. Or, if they re-up with David Lee and Nate Robinson , their total payroll would probably be less than $18 million total. So what could the Knicks do with ... Read Full Story

Renaldo Balkman’s days as a member of the New York Knicks have come to an end. The “ Associated Press “ reported Monday that the Knicks traded the small forward to the Denver Nuggets for guards Bobby Jones, Taurean Green, and a 2010 second round pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. Balkman played two years for the Knicks and averaged 4.2 points, 3.8 rebounds per game. The Nuggets will also receive money in the deal from New York. Both Green and Jones who do not have guaranteed contracts are expected to be released by the Knicks. © Copyright 2008 thesackattack.net Read Full Story

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At the end of July, Renaldo Balkman was brought on to the Nuggets to replace Eduardo Najera as designated defensive, disruption, and hustling specialist. I compared Balkman, Najera, and Bobby Jones, another player known as a good and energetic defender. Jones was the kind of younger player who under the regime of George Karl was probably doomed from the start to never be able to remain on the Nuggets. Regarding Renaldo Balkman, the replacement for Eduardo Najera, the first problem is that the Nuggets have, as they are doing financially, gone from one extreme to another experience wise. Balkman has about 2,000 minutes of ... Read Full Story