EXCLUSIVE: Nuggets to sign Jason Hart...

by Andrew Feinstein on Feb 27, 2009 12:53 PM MST

Because the Rocky Mountain News has shut down, their reporters can't post stories to their website. Therefore, for the first (and probably last) time ever, Denver Stiffs will be breaking a Nuggets news story first.

According to Chris Tomasson, the Nuggets next week will sign point guard Jason Hart, multiple sources told the Rocky Mountain News on Friday. Hart has been bought by the Los Angeles Clippers for about $300,000. After he clears waivers, expected to be on Tuesday, he will sign a prorated minimum deal with the Nuggets.

Hart, making $2.5 million before his buyout, will give the Nuggets the third point guard they are seeking. Hart had to be waived by Sunday's deadline to be eligible for the playoffs with the Nuggets. Hart has played sparingly with the Clippers this season, averaging 2.3 points in 28 games. He played for Nuggets coach George Karl as a
Milwaukee rookie in 2000-01.

The Nuggets had been looking at Mateen Cleaves of the NBA Development League's Bakersfield Jam as a possible roster addition. But then the Hart situation materialized. The Nuggets are seeking a third point guard to take some of the burden off Chauncey Billups, 32, and Anthony Carter, 33.

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nice news man i think he's a better player than carter but i don't think karl will play him ever

by nuggetfan on Feb 27, 2009 1:21 PM MST reply actions

Carter nearly lost us the game against Atlanta. He needs to be on the practice squad

by Riso on Feb 27, 2009 1:31 PM MST reply actions

Nice that you got to break a story. Don't let your RMN buddies take over your site here though! We still need to be able to freely breathe fire whenever we the people feel like it. :)

by Eric K on Feb 27, 2009 2:03 PM MST reply actions

to take SOME of the burden off chauncey, and ALL of the burden off AC please.

by andrew fisher on Feb 27, 2009 2:32 PM MST reply actions

I don't really know how much he can help...

I think it ll be more useful if we sign Joe Smith, Mihm, or some of those big men... what do you think about this?

by Lucas Navarrete on Feb 27, 2009 2:41 PM MST reply actions

We had the pressure reliever in Van Wafer. Look at what he's doing for Houston, giving the pt.
This is another contributing factor that the dumb ass coach sould get his balls out of AC's mouth and focus on basketball.
Jr showed the piece of shit last year, Petro is showing the dumb ass MF this year, that given the opportunity to play you have diamonds in the rough.
I have the greatest respect for Chauncy however he's no spring chicken. Who do the Nuggets look to the future on running this team at the pg?
Fire GK and take his boyfriend AC with him.
If AC gets into the game at any other time tonight except to rest Chauncy for just three minutes. GK should be fired on the spot.
Wouldn't that be great to fire the fat as son of a bitch during the game and let AD take over. I wonder if that has ever been done.

by samiam on Feb 27, 2009 2:58 PM MST reply actions

Nice that we now have a SECOND POINT GUARD. To bad we don't have THREE!!!

Is Nene supposed to play tonight?

by imnogm on Feb 27, 2009 4:33 PM MST reply actions

inmogm NENE is out until probeblay the utah game next friday. To goldennugget thank you for proving AC is more of a piece of crap then I thought. (and i hate AC more then GK) I do like melo bringing the ball up in rotation with CB, it gives our offense a twist for other defenses to try to read. I will be there tonight sitting in front of the tuaca chill zone, and when AC comes in (if your within earshot) youll know who I am. At the Atlanta game when he came in I yelled game tied and here comes AC.... then when he went out I screamed now we're down by 9 and there goes AC. I did the same thing in the second half . At first people looked at me like I was nuts but in the second half they helped me "BOOOOOOOO" at him!!! pretty inspiring huh? Well go nugs and I'll talk to you'll after the game.

by 1NUGS1 on Feb 27, 2009 4:50 PM MST reply actions

AC has been awful. Will Karl actually play this guy? I doubt it. They really need Joe Smith. When he was here before, Karl wasn't afraid to play him. Karl hasn't got the courage to play Balkman (scaredy cat), where's he going to get the courage to play Hart?

by Anonymous on Feb 27, 2009 5:33 PM MST reply actions

I'm already looking forward to the three-point-guards-on-the-floor-at-once rotation scheme that will surely lose us half a dozen games in crunch time.

Meanwhile, under the boards...

by Do We Have Any Plays? on Feb 27, 2009 5:42 PM MST reply actions

Jason Hart sucks. He's just as bad offensively as Carter, and is a lesser player in every other facet.

Sign a freaking big.

by My name is Luke. on Feb 28, 2009 9:24 AM MST reply actions

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