The Denver Nuggets look to be in the market for a shooting guard this summer, someone to step up and take over from veteran Voshon Lenard.  Lenard is currently signed for the next two seasons at $3 million per annum, but the Nuggets hold a buyout option in each of the next two summers.  Lenard wants to remain a Nugget, and he did lead the Nuggets in scoring during the playoffs, but according to Chris Tomasson of the Rocky Mountain News he did slump at the end of the season and has never been the most versatile player.

Players on the Nuggets radar this offseason for the shooting guard position are unrestricted free agents Brent Barry (Seattle) and Stephen Jackson (Atlanta), and restricted free agents Quentin Richardson (L.A. Clippers), Manu Ginobili (San Antonio), and Jamal Crawford (Chicago).  Crawford said Sunday he's looking for a long-term deal with the first year worth more than the midlevel exception of about $5 million.

"I'm definitely interested in Denver if Denver is interested in me," said Crawford, who averaged 17.3 points and scored 50 in a late-season game. "I watched them closely during the playoffs. I heard they might be looking for a shooting guard."

The problem with a restricted free agent is his current team would have 15 days to match an offer. So it would be a risk letting Lenard go, then waiting on an offer sheet.