Source: Denver Nuggets Invite Three Former D-Leaguers to Training Camp

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The Denver Nuggets have invited former NBA Development League players Courtney Sims, Shane Edwards and Gary Forbes to participate in their training camp according to a league source.



With just 12 players currently under contract with the Nuggets, chances are good at least one of the three players are able to make Denver's regular season roster provided nothing happens before the season with the Carmelo Anthony situation.



Sims (pictured right) is probably the most well-known player of the three as the 6-foot-10 center has been under contract with four separate NBA teams, most recently with the New York Knicks. He also had short stints with the Indiana Pacers, New Orleans Hornets and Knicks from 2006-2008. The fact that Sims has been with four NBA teams isn't something the 26-year-old takes pride in, however, as he told Fanhouse in July "I consider myself a rookie because I really haven't gotten a chance to play."



Though Sims hasn't been able to find success in the NBA yet, he was named the D-League's Most Valuable Player after a stellar 2008-2009 season in which he averaged 22.8 points and 11 rebounds while shooting better than 60 percent from the field. This summer, Sims averaged 8.6 points and 5.8 rebounds while starting all five games for the Los Angeles Lakers in Vegas's NBA Summer League.

 

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