{"id":58381,"date":"2025-08-10T04:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T04:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/58381\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T04:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T04:24:06","slug":"remember-kenneth-faried-nuggets-fan-favorite-is-on-verge-of-a-new-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/58381\/","title":{"rendered":"Remember Kenneth Faried? Nuggets fan favorite is on verge of a new contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kenneth Faried was awesome.<\/p>\n

The high-energy forward for the Denver Nuggets seemed like he grabbed every rebound available to him, and he did it all with long hair that made the act even better.<\/p>\n

Faried has been out of the NBA for a long time, though. It feels like forever since his name has come up.<\/p>\n

It surfaced this weekend, though, as Faried closes in on a contract in Italy.<\/p>\n

The 35-year old is close to a deal with Virtus Bologna, according to Sportando<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In eight NBA seasons, Faried averaged 11.4 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n

Since leaving the league, Faried has played in the G League, China, Russia, Italy and Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

The chance to play for Bologna would be a chance to get more time in Italy for Faried.<\/p>\n

He’ll never make it back to the NBA at this point, but a player of his level can still do a lot of good things in a career overseas, including in the earnings category.<\/p>\n

Faried’s downfall in the NBA was that he wasn’t a shooter. His game was predicated mostly on hitting the glass and running the floor with reckless abandon.<\/p>\n

It worked, and led to great numbers. But it didn’t fit as well into a modern offense.<\/p>\n

It’s not even really that crucial that he’s signing an Italian basketball contract, either. It doesn’t impact the modern Nuggets.<\/p>\n

But it’s a cool one to think about for Denver fans of a certain vintage. Faried was one of those guys who just made it fun to watch the Nuggets play every night of the season. He always brought the intensity.<\/p>\n

It’s cool to hear he’s continued to find a way to do that, even though he’s a far way from the NBA now.<\/p>\n

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