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The Lakers still have their $8.9 million trade exception available for use, and that will be key moving forward. The paper suggests sending a second-round pick and the trade exception to Denver for Harrington, a move that could benefit both sides. The Times also speculates on the following scenarios: an Andrew Bynum for Dwight Howard swap, signing Raymond Felton for the "mini" midlevel, and trading a second-round pick and the trade exception for either Beno Udrih or Trevor Ariza. Needless to say, GM Mitch Kupchak has his work cut out for him this summer.

"Do we want Andre back? Yes," Ujiri said. "Collectively, the organization, ownerships, Coach Karl, teammates, we want Andre back. He was great for the team." Miller averaged 9.7 points, 6.7 assists and 1.0 steals in 27 minutes per game during the regular season, but Denver won't be without competition for his services.

McGee will earn a nice pay raise, but the Nuggets will be able to match any offer and plan to do so. He averaged 10.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks on 61.2 percent after coming to Denver, and George Karl could really be good for his development should the Nuggets retain him.

We're taking this with a gigantic grain of salt. Miller was probably just being nice on his way out, because the veteran point guard said earlier in the week that he'd like to be a starter or a backup for a championship caliber team. It wouldn't be a surprise whatsoever to see him put on a different jersey next season.

Harrington is expected to return for summer workouts and to be ready for the start of training camp in October. He originally injured himself on April 1st, and deserves some credit for playing through his knee injury and a broken nose during the playoffs.

"We'll see if the Nuggets make a good offer to me or not," said Fernandez, who is in Spaid rehabbing after back surgery. His availability for the Olympics remains uncertain.

Faried proved to be a steal as the No. 22 overall pick. His elite motor/rebounding skills led to 39 starts despite the Nuggets' deep rotation. The Morehead State product averaged 11.0 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 0.9 steals in those starts. Faried's offensive game can only improve, leaving him with tons of upside as a value pick in 2012-13 fantasy drafts.