Bucks Show Interest in Lenard

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">If Voshon Lenard wants out of Denver, he is keeping that desire to himself - for the time being.
Lenard and his agent, Joel Bell, have talked with Denver Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe in the past week about Lenard's free fall from the starting lineup to the end of the bench.

Lenard had not played in six consecutive games before seeing his first action in nearly two weeks Monday night against the New Jersey Nets.

Before scoring four points in 17 minutes, Lenard had played a total of 19 minutes since losing his starting job to DerMarr Johnson on Nov. 13.

During a meeting with Vande- weghe last week, Lenard did not ask to be traded, but Bell inquired about the possibility of a trade if the pattern of inactivity continues.

"I said (to Bell), 'I'm open to it,' but we're not there yet," Vande- weghe said Monday. "I definitely think he wants to be here first."

An NBA source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the Nuggets and Miami Heat discussed a trade involving Lenard and Michael Doleac, but Vandeweghe was reluctant to absorb the $6 million remaining on Doleac's contract during the next two seasons.

The source said the Milwaukee Bucks also have shown interest in Lenard and predicted he would be traded by Christmas. </div>

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