HKF

I say yes. Finley is probably going to want to go a contender and the Nugs will at least have MLE level money to give him (for no longer then 3 years I'd hope). However, since he is being paid MAX money for 3 years from Dallas, I think he'd be willing to take less money to go to a place that was advantageous to him.

Starters:
PG - Andre Miller
SG - Michael Finley
SF - Carmelo Anthony
PF - Kenyon Martin
C - Marcus Camby

Bench:
Earl Boykins, Julius Hodge, Eduardo Najera, Nene, Francisco Elson

11th-14th men: Voshon Lenard?, ???, ???, ???

NBDL: Linas Kleiza, Ricky Sanchez, Axel Hervelle

I think the Nugs are primed to make a run at the NBA Finals with this group personally.

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cpawfan

Fin would be a great addition to the Nuggets and they are one of the few serious playoff teams that can offer him a big roll. Coming to Denver, the pressure would be off of him and he could relax and let the game come to him.

The only thing that scares me as I think about that starting lineup is the lack of defense on the wings with Dre, Fin and Melo.

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RoddneyThaRippa

Finley would be nice, I just don't know if he'd be a long-term solution. He isn't the player he once was, but he still brings good shooting and good defense. The only thing I question about him is his ability at this point to play in a high-tempo offense.

Triple_Single

He's definitely not a long term solution, but he would be a great, cheap stop gap solution. I don't think he would need to get up and down as much as the rest of the lineup, just so long as he could trail the break for open threes. There will be a lot of competition for him, but the Nuggets should be one of his top three choices. Kiki would have to do a hell of a sales job, and that's something he's always been good at.

Timmons

The Nugs need to either buy out Vo Lenard and go after a bigger name or keep the roster as is. I would like to see Fin here, but that will be a tough mix.

Kiki and Karl have their work cut out!

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RoddneyThaRippa

Voshon is gone. That's apparent at this point.

Finley seems to be nice fit, as long as he doesn't want a long contract. Personally, I'd kinda like to see Hodge start but I'm not sure he has the outside shooting ability we need in our starting lineup.

NugzFan

i say HELL YES! talk about the perfect guard. the only thing bad about him is his age but damn he can shoot and score...hed be perfect in the backcourt with dre.

wed be athletic, deep, and scary good. i hope kiki has a good relationship with him back from their dallas days. if he wants to win and start, denver is the best situation. however, he might goto miami, detroit or phoenix. they are all great teams.

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Adding a healthy Michael Finley would instantly make the Nuggets title contenders. Adding a cheap outside "speciality shooter" like a Jon Barry would be the only other thing Kiki had to do. If Finley stays healthy some teams are going to get a beat down by the Nuggets. We can be good shooters with that lineup. We are already the tuffest NBA team. We can out hustle and out muscle any team in the NBA. We found that out in our last two playoff series. Now if we can keep a player like Manu from going off on us, and have a more open offense with Finley, then western conference finals here we come.

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Phoenix has committed to signing Raja Bell, so they won't have money or a spot for Finley. Scratch one team off the list of potential suitors. Miami is rumoured to be interested in him. It's possible they could offer Finley a starting position at small forward. Or if they waive Eddie Jones they can offer him the starting shooting guard spot (of course, then the Nuggets could go after Eddie Jones). But other than Miami, I can't think of another team that would be as appealing for Finley to play with than Denver. He'd be a starter for sure, and it's a winning team that he could make quite a bit better.

DH12

I'm calling it right now -- If the Nuggets get Finley, make no other big changes to their roster (stupid trades) and go through the season and playoffs relatively injury free, they will win the title.

Triple_Single

This is just a crazy free agency period. The swingmen are getting scooped up at insane prices. Now Simmons is getting about 9.4 million a season from the Bucks, who didn't even need another swingman. Ginobili doesn't even make that much! Mobley's probably going to jack up his asking price now too, and he might get what he wants from the looks of it. Jaric will almost surely get matched up to the MLE by the Clippers (though I guess you never know with them). Getting a guard who gets waived like Finley might be the best thing the Nuggets can hope for at this point.

HKF

The Nuggets simply need to remind Finley that he's making 51 million over 3 years from Dallas, so a 3 year/12 million dollar deal from Denver should be enough.

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cpawfan

As the FA market is starting to thin out, I think this has been Kiki's primary goal all along. The Nuggets may have to offer the full MLE to entice Fin from signing with another team. It would be great if they could get him for less, but I won't complain if it takes the full thing.

Now the question is how many SG's on the roster? Fin can also play the 3 so he provides some versatility when Melo rests. Kiki picked up Vo's option and Hodge is also versatile. The Nuggets had Russell, Buckner, DJ, Person and Flores when they ended the season.

Buck has probably priced himself out of Denver and Person and Vo are essentially duplicates. Flores played ok in the summer league, but Hodge can also play PG in pinch, so the Nuggets are probably better off with an extra swing man instead of a 3rd PG.

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