"As the Nuggets prepare for future flexibility, they decided that the best move is no move.

Denver decided to bypass using its "amnesty" provision Friday, which means it could have cut a player and not have the money go against their salary cap. (The Nuggets would still have to pay the player.) Al Harrington? ($6.2 million) was a possible candidate, but the Nuggets held on to their amnesty as a chip to use in future roster restructuring.

And so, Harrington is still here.

"I planned on being here," Harrington said. "If it happened, it happened."

Harrington battled foot pain for much of last season, shooting 41.6 percent from the field and averaging 10.5 points a game.

"I just want to play my game," he said. "Last year I wasn't in the shape I am in now — the shape I'm usually in — so I'm just ready to show how good a player I really am.""