Nuggets Offer JR Qualifying

[DrewDawg0808]

DENVER, June 27 -- The Denver Nuggets have made a qualifying offer to restricted free agent J.R. Smith, Nuggets Vice President of Basketball Operations Mark Warkentien announced today. Per team policy, terms of the offer were not released.
In accordance with the league’s collective bargaining agreement, in order for a team to retain its right of first refusal with respect to a restricted free agent, the team must tender the player a qualifying offer prior to June 30. A restricted free agent may sign an offer sheet with any team, but is subject to a right of first refusal with the team for which the player last played.

Smith, 6-6, 220, has averaged 12.6 ppg while shooting .396 (306-772) from three-point range in his two seasons with the Nuggets since being acquired in a trade with Chicago on July 20, 2006. This past season, he averaged 12.3 ppg in 19.2 minutes in 74 regular season contests and 18.3 ppg in 27.0 minutes in four playoff games.

[almost famous]

First good news of the season.

[Ewingfan]

so far so good. i hope we can keep j.r

[m23uza1hem36]

Smith is a nice component to you guys, he can ball, nice to see Denver doing something right. Though, he doesn't have great character, either those Carmelo, so maybe Denver doesn't care about that?

[almost famous]

Melo and JR are good guys. They're just idiots.

[JEWELZ]

first good move of offseason

[Shady08]

Hopefully he signs the offer....

[The Rebel]

We do not want him to take the qualifying offer, that is just the only way to keep him as a restricted free agent. I do hope he takes a fair offer from the Nuggets, but I see them matching any offer he gets.

[DaFan334]

My guess is around the mid level exception. Thats probably the most anyone will offer him since thats the most just about all the league could do. I think the Nuggets should get him for fairly good value.