Anthony Johnson?

[gar]

Decent FA Vet backup. Good Size. Solid stats. Not sure about D.

[indeedproceed]

If he doesn't take the full LLE, he takes some of the MLE and Maggette and Posey are not options.

[PRIDE]

He is prepared to re-sign with the Denver Nuggets for $1.2M Veteran Minimum.

LLE and he should be in the bag.

Some Nuggets fans really dont like this guy...it makes me wonder why.

[dark_lord]

anthony johnson would be an excellent backup and very affordable.

[gar]

Everyone out there seems to have some glaring defect in their game. Was just wondering about this guy. Not a Cassell to be sure; but perhaps a good role player. Look at what NY paid for Duhon - crazy. Lue has slightly better numbers but lacks size, which is a problem with Rondo and poss. House on board. Pruitt is tall; but lacks bulk.

[celticsfan8591]

Johnson was decent when he played for Indiana, but I haven't heard much about him since then.  How old is he anyway?

[Steve Weinman]

Johnson was decent when he played for Indiana, but I haven't heard much about him since then.  How old is he anyway?

He'll turn 34 in October, which isn't awful if the team is only looking to bring him in for a year or two (as one would expect).  So far as I know, he plays smart basketball, knows how to run the point and can occasionally get a bucket if needed -- he was absolutely absurd in that Pacers-Nets series in '06, although the 20 ppg was a bit of an aberration for a guy with a career playoff scoring average of 5 points per game.

No problems on my end with picking a guy like this up -- if the finances work reasonably well, of course.

-sw

[Gainesville Celtic]

He is prepared to re-sign with the Denver Nuggets for $1.2M Veteran Minimum.

LLE and he should be in the bag.

Some Nuggets fans really dont like this guy...it makes me wonder why.

I believe you're thinking of Anthony Carter -- who played for DEN, MIA and MIN.

Anthony Johnson played for IND, DAL or NJ (IIRC), ATL and SAC last year.

neither are worth the LLE -- when you consider (a) if you use it this summer you can't use it next summer and (b) C's will be in the position to offer it to a guy like Grant Hill, Rasheed Wallace, Iverson, or Kidd to take the least $ for the chance at a ring.  Long shot with all but Hill and maybe Wallace? Yes, but you don't miss the chance by locking up the Immortal Anthony's (johnson and carter).

[bucknersrevenge]

id still do it if they believe they need a vet backup pg other than house. of the available ones i probably like johnson the most. hes big, he can play defense. hes a good shooter and hes got playoff experience.