Desmond Mason a Candidate to Fill Denver's Wing-Position Need

by Chris TomassonFiled under: NuggetsThe Denver Nuggets took care of their initial top offseason priority when they re-signed center Chris "Birdman'' Andersen in July. But since then another avian-related need has emerged. That would be the wing position. In free agency, the Nuggets lost starting shooting guard Dahntay Jones to Indiana and top reserve small forward Linas Kleiza to Greece. Then the NBA suspended J.R. Smith, the heir apparent as a starter to Jones, for next season's first seven games after he pleaded guilty to reckless driving in connection with a 2007 accident that killed a a passenger in his car.Desmond Mason a Candidate to Fill Denver's Wing-Position Need originally appeared on Fanhouse NBA Blog on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments