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Here’s to Mr. Big Shot-Block.
The Nuggets’ Chris “Birdman” Andersen finished ninth in the voting for the NBA’s defensive player of the year Tuesday, not bad considering he was the highest-ranking reserve and second-highest center (behind the award winner, Dwight Howard of Orlando).
Andersen finished second in the NBA with 2.5 blocks per game, trailing only Howard (2.9).
Andersen will be a free agent this summer, and it will be fascinating to see how much money he demands in the offseason.
That understood, he said Tuesday: “This is my home. I’d love to stay here.”
