Big-Shot Billups Leads List of Denver Nuggets Award Winners

The Denver Nuggets come into the halfway point of the season with a record of 27-15, sitting fourth in the West. Of course 42 games worth of action warrants many unforgettable memories; wins, losses, great plays, and mistakes. This list represents my Denver Nuggets mid-season award winners. Some awards are some you have heard of, while others are ones I created. Blockbuster Trade of the Year- The first award given goes to Chauncey Billups for his play in the first half of this season for the Nuggets. The Nuggets started off the season with Allen Iverson, eight-time All-Star, coming into the final year of his contract. While Iverson may have made the Nuggets better during the two and-a-half years he was in Denver, they were never able to move past the first round of the playoffs with him. He was dealt to the Detroit Pistons for Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess, and Chiekh Samb. McDyess opted not to come back to Denver, twice his home in the NBA, and Samb played sparingly before getting sent ... (link)