By Jeffrey Morton of Denver Stiffs
In a dramatic turn of events, the Nuggets decided at the last minute to amnesty Chris Andersen and sign young forward Anthony Randolph according to the Denver Post's Benjamin Hochman. This brings a sad ending to the Nuggets career of the man they call the Birdman.
This time he gets a proper swan song.
How many career eulogies can we write about the Birdman? It seems like Nate, Andy and I have been talking endlessly about what he meant to the Nuggets fans in 2008-09. Talking about all the Mohawk/faux-hawk wigs that probably line the Pepsi Center basement. Talking about how many tattoos people got in honor of a magical comeback season that coincided with a magical Nuggets run through the playoffs. Flying blocks. Amazing dunks. Flapping of his arms in the 2009 first round Game 2 against the New Orleans Hornets after one of the most spine tingling put-back dunks in Nuggets' history. It was ... well, fun to watch. This resulted in Andersen signing 5-year $26 million contract at the age of 31.
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