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Inside Hoops:
The Denver Nuggets have exercised the fourth-year option on guard Arron Afflalo’s contract, team Vice President of Basketball Operations Mark Warkentien announced today.
In his first two games with Denver, he has averaged 1.5 ppg and 1.0 apg in 18.5 minutes.
Afflalo was acquired by trade from the Detroit Pistons on July 13 in exchange for a [...]
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