The Denverpost mentioned in an article about iverson that Kenyon Martin lost about 12 pounds during the summer. He was an freaky defined athlet so it remains a question if he lost 12 pounds of muscles or just body fat. the thing is that martin wasn't fat at all so it should be muscles we talk about...
Footnotes. Nuggets fans will notice a slim, trim Kenyon Martin this season. The athletic forward has dropped 12 pounds, playing at 228 this time around, he said, from 240 last season. The reason? He pointed at his knees. "Take pressure off of these." ... Expect Nick Fazekas, former standout at Arvada's Ralston Valley H.S., to be part of the Nuggets preseason roster.
Another interesting thing is another article about Nene:
For four straight years, Nene showed up for training camp in line to be a backup. Or he just waited until power forward Kenyon Martin or center Marcus Camby got hurt.
Well, there's no longer any need to wait. For the first time since 2003, Nene will show up Tuesday for a camp as a definite Nuggets starter.
"Now coach has no option," Nene quipped about Nuggets head man George Karl, who didn't start Nene unless Camby or Martin was absent.
"I had a lot of pains in my stomach when I do a lot of exercise, but then I started getting better," Nene, who underwent testicular cancer surgery in January, said of working out in Denver throughout the summer. "That I can't control. It's a year to have things get out of my system."
-Rockymountainnews (http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/sep/26/nene-savors-opportunity-to-be-a-nuggets-starter/)
The same article tells some stories about Chris Andersen's condition who -forexample- promises that he hasn't lost an inch of his leaping ability.
Andersen said he's a different man since returning from his two-year drug suspension. Further hampering any temptation to hit a downtown spot, he has taken up residence in Larkspur.
"I really don't do too much, other than go home and get my rest and do the right things," said Andersen, who played for New Orleans after leaving Denver, both before and after his suspension. "I'm smarter. That's all there is to it."
Physically, Andersen, 30, claims he didn't lose an inch of his well-chronicled leaping ability during his two-year layoff. He said he has added an outside shot, something he never really had before.
