Mr.Bottomtooth
09-22-2006, 01:16 PM
Agent: Hodge to be ready for camp
By Marc J. Spears
Denver Post Staff Writer
Injured guard Julius Hodge expects to begin playing for the Nuggets again in training camp, said Hodge's agent, Marc Cornstein.
Hodge has been attempting to overcome hip, leg and foot injuries from a drive-by shooting April 8 while in his car in north Denver.
The 20th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft hasn't played full-court basketball since the shooting incident.
Training camp begins Oct. 3 at Fort Lewis College in Durango.
"By the start of camp he'll be 100 percent cleared," Cornstein said. "It's taken a lot of summer to fully rehab and make sure he's 100 percent healthy. Hopefully, his medical stuff is behind him.
"He's coming off a tough year. It's a very traumatic experience to be shot."
Hodge, who played collegiately at North Carolina State, saw limited action in 14 games for the Nuggets last season. The 6-foot-7, 210-pound Hodge, 22, is eligible to play for the expansion NBADL Colorado 14ers this season and is one of five guards on the Nuggets' roster.
Wells still shopping
Sacramento Kings free-agent swingman Bonzi Wells could make a decision by early next week about where he will play this season.
Wells met with Nuggets vice president of basketball operations Mark Warkentien this month. Houston, Charlotte and Miami also are interested.
Najera pushes fitness
Nuggets forward Eduardo Najera is scheduled to meet
Mexico president-elect Felipe Calderon today in Mexico City to talk about the importance of children's fitness.
Calderon was proclaimed the winner of Mexico's presidential election and begins his six-year term Dec. 1. Najera is Mexico's lone player in the NBA and his youth basketball program in the country is expected to include 18,000 kids in 18 states next year. Najera plans to give Calderon a signed Nuggets jersey. The Nuggets play a preseason game in Monterrey, Mexico, against Golden State on Oct. 14.
Footnotes
Hodge, Najera and newcomer forward Joe Smith are the only Nuggets not in Denver working out at the team's training facility. Najera is expected to arrive in Denver on Wednesday. ... Free-agent guard DerMarr Johnson has been working out with Nuggets players for much of the summer. Portland and Golden State are believed to be interested in Johnson.
By Marc J. Spears
Denver Post Staff Writer
Injured guard Julius Hodge expects to begin playing for the Nuggets again in training camp, said Hodge's agent, Marc Cornstein.
Hodge has been attempting to overcome hip, leg and foot injuries from a drive-by shooting April 8 while in his car in north Denver.
The 20th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft hasn't played full-court basketball since the shooting incident.
Training camp begins Oct. 3 at Fort Lewis College in Durango.
"By the start of camp he'll be 100 percent cleared," Cornstein said. "It's taken a lot of summer to fully rehab and make sure he's 100 percent healthy. Hopefully, his medical stuff is behind him.
"He's coming off a tough year. It's a very traumatic experience to be shot."
Hodge, who played collegiately at North Carolina State, saw limited action in 14 games for the Nuggets last season. The 6-foot-7, 210-pound Hodge, 22, is eligible to play for the expansion NBADL Colorado 14ers this season and is one of five guards on the Nuggets' roster.
Wells still shopping
Sacramento Kings free-agent swingman Bonzi Wells could make a decision by early next week about where he will play this season.
Wells met with Nuggets vice president of basketball operations Mark Warkentien this month. Houston, Charlotte and Miami also are interested.
Najera pushes fitness
Nuggets forward Eduardo Najera is scheduled to meet
Mexico president-elect Felipe Calderon today in Mexico City to talk about the importance of children's fitness.
Calderon was proclaimed the winner of Mexico's presidential election and begins his six-year term Dec. 1. Najera is Mexico's lone player in the NBA and his youth basketball program in the country is expected to include 18,000 kids in 18 states next year. Najera plans to give Calderon a signed Nuggets jersey. The Nuggets play a preseason game in Monterrey, Mexico, against Golden State on Oct. 14.
Footnotes
Hodge, Najera and newcomer forward Joe Smith are the only Nuggets not in Denver working out at the team's training facility. Najera is expected to arrive in Denver on Wednesday. ... Free-agent guard DerMarr Johnson has been working out with Nuggets players for much of the summer. Portland and Golden State are believed to be interested in Johnson.