Thad Foucher, agent for Nuggets guard J.R. Smith, said he's continuing to have conversations with Nuggets executive Mark Warkentien about a possible contract extension for his client.

Barring an 11th-hour move by Wednesday's deadline, Smith will become a restricted free agent during the offseason. "It'd be fine," Smith said of that prospect. "I just got to play hard this year."

Kevin Durant, Seattle's second overall choice, moved fluidly while completing practice Monday, two days before the season opener at Denver. It was the first extensive basketball work for last season's national college player of the year since he sprained his left ankle in a preseason game Oct. 23.

Sonics coach P.J. Carlesimo would not declare Durant ready to start at shooting guard in the nationally televised opener against the Nuggets on Wednesday night. Seattle then has its home opener Thursday night against Phoenix.

"He looked decent. He probably did a little more than probably we thought he'd be able to do," Carlesimo said, after Durant joined Earl Watson, Damien Wilkins, Chris Wilcox and Nick Collison on the first team for a scrimmage that ended practice.

The Denver Nuggets have picked up the fourth-year option on the contract of forward Linas Kleiza, the team announced on Monday.

In his two years with Denver, which selected him with the 27th overall pick in the first round of the 2005 draft, Kleiza has played in 140 games and has averaged 5.8 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.

This preseason he averaged 15.8 points and 4.3 rebounds in six contests.

With Chucky Atkins now out for the next 6-8 weeks with a strained groin, the Denver Nuggets said Saturday they have re-signed guard Mike Wilks, whom they waived on Tuesday.

Wilks signed with the Nuggets on Oct. 18. He had two points and one assist in six minutes of the one preseason game he played before being waived.

Denver Nuggets' guard Chucky Atkins is expected to miss six to eight weeks after an MRI on Saturday revealed a severe right groin strain.

Atkins, who signed with the Nuggets in July, has been bothered during the preseason by a pulled groin. He left an exhibition game against Phoenix on Thursday with a groin injury.

The eight-year veteran averaged 13.2 points and 4.6 assists with Memphis last season.

Physically, Nuggets' forward Carmelo Anthony appears to be great shape. In fact, he said he's down to 8 percent body fat and weighs 228 pounds, down from 234 last season.

"How'd I get there?" he said, smiling. "I've been playing three straight years, nonstop."

Guard Allen Iverson was injured in practice Wednesday at the Pepsi Center, suffering a left quadriceps contusion when he collided with center Steven Hunter.

"He got kneed in the thigh," coach George Karl said. "Doesn't seem to be anything long term. They said his range of motion was fine."

The initial prognosis on Iverson is day to day, but the injury might shelve him for a preseason game tonight at Phoenix (8 MDT, TNT). It also lengthens a Nuggets' infirmary report that includes big men Kenyon Martin, Nene, Marcus Camby, Eduardo Najera and point guard Chucky Atkins.

The injury to Iverson, who is expected to start at point guard rather than shooting guard, as he did last season, means the Nuggets have no point guards who are 100 percent healthy.

Denver Nuggets' guard J.R. Smith ran afoul of the law by pouring champagne on a woman at a nightclub, then briefly apologizing before spitting on her, shoving her and tearing her dress, court records show.

The Oct. 13 clash led the Nuggets to suspend Smith for the first three games of the season.

A 22-year-old Englewood woman told police she was at the DC10 club in Denver when Smith poured Moet champagne on her, according to a summons charging the guard with assault, destruction of property, and disturbing the peace.

As the club closed for the night, the woman said Smith "apologized to the victim. Then (he) changed attitude and spit on her, used his hand to push her face and tore her dress," according to the police report.

The Nuggets on Tuesday waived forward Stacey Augmon, guard Anthony Roberson, forward-center Jelani McCoy, forward-center Brad Stricker and guard Mike Wilks.

The Nuggets' roster is down to 14 with 12 active spots available for Wednesday's season opener vs. the SuperSonics.

The Nuggets removed center-forward Marcus Camby from the starting lineup with back spasms prior to Tuesday night's preseason contest against the Bucks.