The agent for Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe said he plans to deliver a proposal for a contract extension to Kroenke Sports Enterprises for his client in the near future.
The Nuggets denied the Cleveland Cavaliers permission this week to interview Vandeweghe for their general manager’s job. Vandeweghe is under contract with the Nuggets until Aug. 1, 2006. His agent, Warren LeGarie, hopes to work out an extension.
“There have been no contract talks,” LeGarie said. “At some point, I think we submit what his value is to the organization. It has to be accepted or modified.”
LeGarie said he has “nothing in the works” at this time, and Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke declined comment.
The Nuggets have gone from struggling to earning two playoff appearances since Vande- weghe was hired. LeGarie said Vandeweghe, a former Nugget, prefers to stay in Denver.
“Kiki has real emotional ties as well as lifestyle ties,” LeGarie said. “That’s a situation he gave birth to. You don’t want to abandon a prospering child.”
Footnotes
No Nuggets were selected to any of the three all-NBA teams announced Wednesday. Center Marcus Camby received a team- high 14 votes, while forward Carmelo Anthony received five and forward Kenyon Martin got one. … Denver’s Lonny Sewald was selected as one of the top youth league coaches, chosen from the nearly 60,000 Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA coaches in the United States, Canada and abroad. Sewald has coached for the Boys & Girls clubs of metro Denver for more than 12 years.
Marc J. Spears can be reached at 303-820-5449 or mspears@denverpost.com.
