Nuggets Workout Taft & CSU Player <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">At 7-feet-1, 270 pounds, Nelson usually was the biggest player on the floor when the Mountain West Conference's Rams went through their schedule. But during workouts with NBA teams leading up to Tuesday's draft - including Thursday for Nuggets coach George Karl and his staff - Nelson has discovered he's just another face in a very tall crowd. "It's definitely an adjustment," Nelson said in the Nuggets' practice gym at the Pepsi Center. "Just in the workout today against Chris Taft of Pittsburgh, he's 6-10, 260 pounds, and you could tell how strong he is. He's in the same position I am, trying to make a team. You can imagine how much better and how much stronger players are who have been in the league for 10 years." Nelson and Taft were joined in the workout by Linas Kleiza (6-8, 245 pounds) of Missouri, Luther Head (6-3, 185) of Illinois and Josh Pace (6-5, 195) of Syracuse. Nelson also is scheduled to take part in workouts for Cleveland and Sacramento before the draft. Karl was an interested observer at the workout, but noncommittal regarding which direction the Nuggets might take in terms of adding players. He doesn't think general manager Kiki Vandeweghe will stand pat with the Nuggets' drafting order. </div> Source
I'm a big fan of the Nuggets. Taft would be good for them because he can play both the Power Forward & Center positions. & with Nene pretty much gone either through a trade or after the season he would be a good backup & possibly challenge Camby for the Center position.
