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Nuggets' Darrell Arthur: Will be limited for start of camp after knee scope

Arthur is still recovering from surgery on one of his knees and will be limited when training camp begins Tuesday, Chris Dempsey of The Denver Post reports.

Analysis:

Though it wasn't reported at the time, Arthur underwent a knee scope two weeks ago and is still working his way back to full strength. Arthur, who re-signed with the Nuggets on a three-year, $23 million contract this summer, was sidelined for the tail end of last season while he experienced left knee soreness, so that's presumably the knee that he had scoped. It's expected that Arthur will be eased back into full basketball activities as camp progresses, but even if the veteran remains unavailable or restricted once the season begins, the Nuggets should be able to manage just fine. With Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari and Jusuf Nurkic all healthy after missing extensive chunks of last season with injuries and the team adding first-round pick Juan Hernangomez to the roster, the Nuggets have an abundance of depth in the frontcourt, which could end up limiting Arthur's role once he's back to 100 percent.

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