After demanding a trade out of Denver back in December 2001, guard Nick Van Exel may very well find himself back in a Nuggets uniform before it is all said and done.

"(The Nuggets) have genuine interest," Van Exel?s agent Tony Dutt said Friday. "It's ironic. But it's a whole different program than when Nick was there before."

"He's a very good basketball player," said Nuggets GM Kiki Vandeweghe, who would offer no other comment on Van Exel.

The Miami Heat have also expressed interest in Van Exel.