Andersen was back in Denver and making the most of his return to the League. His energy off the bench was crowd pleasing, inspiring, and contagious. While he wasn't a starter (he started one game in the 71 he played), he was the high-flying defensive presence the team needed. The 2008-09 Nuggets needed someone to step up in Camby's absence and the Bird did just that. Who could have known that an NBA wash-out would fill in seamlessly for the former Defensive Player of the Year in Camby? Birdman would average 6.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and a career high 2.5 blocks per game for the Nuggets that season as the big man off the bench. The Nuggets had just lost Marcus Camby is a head-scratching, money saving trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. When the Nuggets brought Andersen back, his return was an afterthought. The team that gave him his first chance in the NBA, would also allow him to make his comeback too.
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Unfortunately, he would only play in one full season for the Bugs as his NBA life went off track. He was also around in 2001-02 when the team was just 27 games, '02-03 when Jeff Bzdelik coached the team to 17 wins, and for the turn-around '03-04 season when the squad won 43 games with plenty of new faces.īirdman left the team after 2004 to pursue some security and a chance for a bigger role with the New Orleans Hornets. The last member remaining of the Western Conference Finals team will forever be known as the Birdman and his persona will be missed.Īndersen has been a part of three very successful Nuggets teams that won 54, 53, and 50 games the past three seasons.
Definitely a fan-favorite, Andersen was as well-known for his Mohawk and tattoos as he was for his dunks and blocks. Andersen hasn’t appeared in a game since March 25th and hasn’t played meaningful minutes since March 15th against the Oklahoma City Thunder. It appears that Chris Andersen’s time as a Denver Nuggets player is drawing to an end.
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