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DENVER -- If Denver point guard Chauncey Billups is dealt by the Feb. 24 trade deadline, his agent said Saturday that Billups would want to have his contract bought out by this summer, enabling him to become a free agent.The Bergen Record reported Friday that Billups' name has surfaced in a possible deal in which he and teammate Carmelo Anthony would go to New Jersey. The New Jersey paper reported Detroit also would be involved in the possible three-team deal.
"I've been in constant contact with Masai (Ujiri, the Nuggets executive vice president of basketball operations) and made it clear that Chauncey's desire is to remain a Nugget for the rest of his playing career and thereafter,'' Billups' agent, Andy Miller, said by phone Saturday to FanHouse. "If any of these rumors were to come to fruition, Chauncey and I would definitely want to maintain our flexibility and explore our free agency as soon as possible.''
Billups, a Denver native and hometown hero, is making $13.5 million this season and is due to make $14.2 million next season. However, the Nuggets, or whichever team might trade for Billups, can buy out his contract five days after the conclusion of the team's season for $3.7 million. There is language in an NBA document that has the buyout date as June 20, but that was said to be incorrect Saturday, although those type of dates can be changed if both parties agree.
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