Like many other teams, the Nuggets will make several calls to Atlanta and Charlotte regarding trades between now and the deadline.  

Both teams are under the salary cap and the Nuggets would like to dump some salary, as they are $3 million over the luxury tax threshold.

Allen Iverson helped give Denver coach George Karl his 800th win, finishing with 44 points and 10 assists in the Nuggets' 112-98 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Thursday night.

Karl was handed a Denver jersey with No. 800 on it along with the game ball after beating his former team to become only the 12th coach in NBA history to reach the milestone. He's 800-555 in 19 seasons.

Magic General Manager Otis Smith said he has essentially made it known throughout the league that he has no interest in acquiring troubled players or players with suspect character.

"I think I've pretty much gotten that out there," Smith said.

Smith was not interested in Allen Iverson, and he said the Sacramento Kings -- who are apparently looking to trade controversial forward Ron Artest -- did not contact the Magic.

Smith said he would not have had any interest in dealing Hedo Turkoglu for Artest. Their salaries come close to matching. Turkoglu played his first three NBA seasons with Kings.

The National Basketball Association announced on Tuesday the rescheduling of the Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets game that was postponed on Wednesday, Dec.20.  The Suns and Nuggets will make up that game on Monday, Feb. 5 at 7:00 p.m. MST at the Pepsi Center.

The 76ers said goodbye to Allen Iverson and their 12-game losing streak all on the same night.

Andre Iguodala scored a career-high 31 points and had nine assists to help Philadelphia beat Boston 98-83 on Friday night, just hours after the trade of their troubled superstar became official.

"It's a relief," said Samuel Dalembert, who had 14 points and 12 rebounds to help the Sixers to their first victory since beating Chicago on Nov. 24. "It's like carrying a big bag of potatoes, man, for a long time. It was crazy."

Allen Iverson looked good in his Nuggets debut, tiptoeing along the baseline, darting through the lane and creating shots for himself and all his teammates.

Winning wasn't in the cards for The Answer or his new, depleted team on Friday night as Sacramento beat Denver 101-96. However, he got the fresh start he wanted and said the long, strange trip to becoming a member of the Nuggets was more than worth it.

"The loss, it hurt but you can't win them all," Iverson said. "I'm just happy right now with my situation. It couldn't be better. ... I felt like a newborn."

The crowd erupted when Allen Iverson got up early in the first quarter. The fans quickly realized it was just a timeout, then put together an even better welcome a few minutes later.

When Iverson made his first appearance for the Nuggets with 3:25 left in the first, the crowd roared even louder. The public address announcer said, "For the first time at the Pepsi Center, Allen Iverson" and the place dialed it up even more.

Allen Iverson was on his way to Denver to join the Nuggets for his debut tonight, but a few obstacles stood in his way: airport trouble, snow-covered roads and conditions of the trade involving the four-time scoring champion.

"We really don't know," said Mark Warkentien, Denver's vice president of basketball operations. "There are still a lot of variables."

Iverson's plane was supposed to touch down in Denver three hours before tipoff in the game against the Sacramento Kings.

Iverson still has to undergo a physical and Andre Miller and Joe Smith have to report to Philadelphia and take physicals as well. Ivan McFarlin, who was also acquired by Denver in the trade Tuesday with the 76ers, doesn't factor into the equation since Denver has waived the physical requirements for him.

"Hypothetically, if A.I. and Andre pass their physicals and Joe doesn't, nobody can play," Warkentien said.

There's a time limit as well. Iverson has to report and clear his physical an hour before the game. That's when the active roster is due.

However, the game time may be pushed back since Sacramento is having trouble arriving into town. Denver International Airport has been closed the last two days due to a blizzard, and just recently reopened today.

Sixers president and GM Billy King will brainstorm with 'consigliore' Larry Brown to reroute Andre Miller to a playoff contender. The thinking is that it would be to move the point guard a half season early than a half season late.

The longer Miller remains with a loser, the less productive and motivated (as his one-year Clippers' tour attests, though it's not necessarily reflected in his stats) is bound to become.

Nuggets center Marcus Camby has a broken bone in the ring finger on his right hand.

He will not play in the Nuggets' game with the Sacramento Kings tonight, but the injury is not believed to be serious.

Coach George Karl said Camby likely will be back in the lineup by the end of December.