The Denver Nuggets today assigned center Cheikh Samb and guard Sonny Weems to the team?s NBA Development League affiliate Colorado 14ers.  Samb and Weems become the 10th and 11th NBA players to be assigned to an NBA D-League team this season.

In six games for the Nuggets this season, Samb recorded four points, five blocks ,and nine rebounds in 23 minutes of action.  A member of the Detroit Pistons during the 2007-08 season, Samb averaged 1.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.50 blocks in 7.8 minutes.  No stranger to the NBA D-League, Samb was assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants last season, where he averaged 10.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, and a league-leading 4.0 blocks in 19 games.