Kiki Vandeweghe
Kiki Vandeweghe
Ernest Maurice "Kiki" Vandeweghe IIIis a German-born American basketball executive, currently the vice-president of basketball operations of the National Basketball Association. Vandeweghe is a retired professional basketball player and was formerly general manager of the Denver Nuggets and the New Jersey Nets, and a head coach of the Nets...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth1 August 1958
CityWiesbaden, Germany
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Obviously, we're very interested in (the three). They did a very good job for us the last half of last year.
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Obviously Doug is a favorite of not only the Nuggets but all Denverites. Thus far we've respected his wishes to keep these matters private. I hope everyone will say a prayer for him tonight.
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What we've done is add a healthy Voshon Lenard. He basically is our free agent.
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It's a tough day today. That's what I make of it. Competitors take losing hard.
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It's my job to worry about that stuff, of course. The common ground is they love basketball, they're both passionate about the game, both want to win. Starting from there, there is hope.
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It's obviously tough because Julius is a very popular player and extremely well liked on the team. He is really one of the good guys.
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A lot of guys return much quicker than expected, so there is a chance,
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A lot of people thought we were crazy. It was a bold plan, but if you think back to where this team was in respect to basketball and the community, we needed to take some bold steps.
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I personally spoke to some of them. The issue you have is there are a lot of conflicting reports out there on what actually was said and what was done. What we can establish for certain was there was inappropriate language used around fans, never directed to a fan.
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Before you make a major sort of move, I'd like to give this team a chance to play together. George really likes this team. He loves the core group of guys. And I like them a lot, too. Sometimes it's hard being patient and waiting. But sometimes that's the best thing to do.
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I don't know if that's the smartest move now, Everybody, including George.
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I don't know if we will (use it) the first year, but I think it will be very beneficial for guys who don't have a chance to play a lot.
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He's a pretty tough character. I wouldn't count him out.
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First and foremost, our primary concern is Julius' health. The doctors have informed us that he is in fair condition and is expected to make a full recovery. That is all the information we have at this time. We ask that you respect his privacy.