The Nuggets were very happy to re-sign veteran guard Anthony Carter on Friday.

"This guy is first-class in every sense of the deal," Nuggets vice president of basketball operations Mark Warkentien said, according to the Denver Post. "He works every day, he understands the value of a practice session, a shootaround or a team breakfast video session. And you can't have enough guys like him."

Denver signed Carter to a one-year, $1.3 million deal.

"It's a great feeling ? this is what my family and I really wanted, and the Nuggets did a great job of keeping us here," said Carter. "We still have the main core, and it's a big thing to try to keep me here ? I know what I bring to the team, I know what the team needs from me, and I think we're right there to compete for the championship."