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Nuggets lose Najera, have big shoes to fill
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If the Nuggs had to make a salary cap sacrifice, Najera should have been the last player to go. He might not have been the most naturally talented basketball player in the league. But his hustle, his defensive grit and his off-the-bench spark were invaluable to a team like the Nuggets, who seem to frequently forget just how important those things are. They won’t have any trouble covering his 6 points a game, but how are they going to replace his work ethic? Did anyone on the team give more effort-per-minute than Eddie?
Sure, the Nuggets can pat themselves on the back for finagling a bargain-basement deal with point guard Anthony Carter (he said this week that he’d accept a minimum contract, $1.26 million, in 2008-09). But he’s not going to be able to fill Najera’s shoes by himself. Either the rest of the squad (especially the bench) will pick up the slack next season, or the Nuggets will find themselves struggling to even make the playoffs in a ruthless Western Conference hoping to leave them in the dust.
Nets to sign veteran forward Najera (Yahoo! Sports)
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