said the Nuggets have given qualifying offers to restricted free agents Andersen and guard Jeff Trepaganier. However, restricted free agent Adam Harrington, who will play in a summer league for Dallas, was not given a qualifying offer, and becomes an unrestricted free agent Tuesday.

A qualifying offer is needed for the Nuggets to match any offer this summer for Andersen or Trepagnier. Both were given offers of $788,679, which is $150,000 more than the minimum salary of $638,679 for a third-year player.

Qualifying offers can be withdrawn later in the summer or a different salary can be arranged. While the Nuggets definitely want

Andersen, who averaged 5.2 points in 59 games, to be part of their future, Trepagnier, who averaged 5.6 points in eight games, is a long shot to make next season's roster.