Kleiza Set to Bolt the NBA

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• Lorenzogate Posted: Aug.10 at 11:09 am
  Follow the money I guess. Makes sense for a foreign player as well.

• tk Posted: Aug.10 at 11:13 am
  They r takin advantage of the nba’s declinin economy by offering these players what most teams cant. Very smart on their behalf

• niQ Posted: Aug.10 at 11:16 am
  See, if Portland REALLY wanted a 3 point shooter, they should be trying to sign this guy… but the picked up Andre Miller, which is not a bad move. I just remember them saying how they wanted Hedo cause he could hit 3′s. Well, so can Kleiza.

• jdote Posted: Aug.10 at 11:37 am
  good point niQ. But at the same time they definitely got a logjam at the 2/3 position with Fernandez, Outlaw, Batum and Webster. I wonder how big of a loss it is for denver. Kleiza was much better in 07-08, but he was still somewhat reliable last season. I guess this opens up minutes for Balkman though

• Z Posted: Aug.10 at 11:37 am
  can’t knock the hustle.

• zabba Posted: Aug.10 at 11:58 am
  The GM of Olympiakos has a collage poster of all the prominent NBA free agents in his office. Every week he throws a dart at it.

• tavoris Posted: Aug.10 at 12:04 pm
  there goes Denver’s bench scoring. The JR Smith as a starter experiment will be over before it begins.

• chiqo Posted: Aug.10 at 1:00 pm
  smith is too streaky to start anyway. my opinion. and i’d take the money, at least for one year. six million is more than he’d make here, since the knicks aren’t attempting to overpay him.

• tavoris Posted: Aug.10 at 1:16 pm
  @chiqo it’s been publicly noted that Smith was slated to start with the departure of Dahntay Jones…now he’s surely going back to the bench

• bakers' dozen Posted: Aug.10 at 1:58 pm
  No bench scoring for Denver automatically puts JR in 6th man mode again with Aaron Aflalo filling the Dahntay Jones role. I think the LK for Ron Ron trade looks better now…too bad it didn’t happen two years ago.

• Quail Posted: Aug.10 at 2:01 pm
  @jdote: I highly doubt the nuggets will be playing Balkman. They’ll sign or trade for somebody to be a backup 3/4.

• Brad Long Posted: Aug.10 at 2:03 pm
  Von Wafer is joining him too.

• Pve84 Posted: Aug.10 at 2:04 pm
  The fact that Olympiakos essentially offered the same contract to Nate, AI, Ron, and Kleiza, 4 very different players of varying skill, makes the team seem pretty hungry for NBA talent.

• Josh D Posted: Aug.10 at 2:35 pm
  The NBA and the Nuggets has lost a very good player

• J Posted: Aug.10 at 2:44 pm
  LK is very good, he played great with Iverson and Camby in Denver.
  He would be an asset to any team.
  Sad to see him leave the NBA, but if he can make alot more money, why not?

• Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Aug.10 at 3:03 pm
  Von Wafer AND Linus Kleiza? Book Olympiakos for a championship.

• Clipp Show 714 Posted: Aug.10 at 5:41 pm
  Huge loss for the Nuggets.

• The Last Kings Fan Posted: Aug.10 at 6:01 pm
  Is Olympiacos the best team in Europe? Or do they just offer contracts to everyone?

• Art Vendelay Posted: Aug.10 at 6:13 pm
  Bit of both, Kings Fan.

• Art Vandelay Posted: Aug.10 at 6:15 pm
  Bit of both, Kings Fan

• dma Posted: Aug.10 at 6:27 pm
  portland wanted Hedo not only because he could shoot 3s. he can handle the ball and set up the offense, which steve blake can’t do. shooting the 3 was just a bonus. kleiza is arguably just as good as webster, batum and outlaw.

• RedRum Posted: Aug.10 at 8:05 pm
  well.. he is making the equivalent of a $12m contract in the NBA (taxes paid by the team, house/car/personal chef all paid) while playing in one of the best team in Europe in on the the best cities in the world (Denver does not compare with Athens…) Just to put it perspective, he makes almost the same amount of money that Carmelo makes, while playing half the games, living in a nice sunny weather… not too bad if you ask me…

• clapzilla Posted: Aug.10 at 9:05 pm
  The Nuggets Will Be Fine Since Balkman Is A Better Fit As Melo’s Backup Than Kleiza Would Ever Be. Balkman Produced Alot When He Was Used At That Spot Last Season While Kleiza Was Underwhelming Most of The Time.

• Jack Posted: Aug.10 at 11:59 pm
  I Disagree Capzilla, Balkman Is Best Used As A Injury-Reserve Energy Type Guy, Sure He Deserves More Minutes But He Can’t Score At All, Save For Hustle And 2nd Chance Points. I See A Free Agent Signing Or A Trade Coming Up. Bring In Darius Miles! The Capital Thing Is Annoying Huh? It’s A Real B!tch To Type Too, So How About You Learn How To Type Properly? Surely You Read Enough To Know That Not Every Word Needs A Capital, Fool.

• nyjoe Posted: Aug.11 at 1:42 am
  Only Europe would pay an average baller with average numbers(if you can call them average)that kind of money. The Nuggets were great last year and with the right move or two, they could’ve contended for a championship this year.The power of the greeedy dollar takes the place of a possible championship yet again.

• nyjoe Posted: Aug.11 at 1:42 am
  Only Europe would pay an average baller with average numbers(if you can call them average)that kind of money. The Nuggets were great last year and with the right move or two, they could’ve contended for a championship this year.The power of the greeedy dollar takes the place of a possible championship yet again.

• tavoris Posted: Aug.11 at 3:18 pm
  nyjoe, do you really think Denver was gonna contend? they are only 7 players deep (and 2-3 of those players wouldn’t even be in the top team’s rotation). They had a great year-mainly attributed to staying healthy-but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.