George Karl is not concealing his desire to add a shooting guard to his line-up, speaking candidly about two players that he coached when he was with the Bucks, Michael Redd and Ray Allen.

"I don't think Milwaukee will trade us Redd," Karl said. "And I think Seattle likes who they are right now, and they'll try to figure out Ray in the summer time."

For these two reasons, he doesn't anticpate a trade happening for the Nuggets this season.

"Trades that are made now are desperate trades," Karl said. "I don't think we're in a state of desperation. I think we're in a good place. Let's make this season special."