"So on opening night, will Al Harrington? be the Nuggets' starting power forward? Will he even be a member of the Nuggets? Or will he return to his reserve role?

The veteran power forward, who makes about $6 million a year, is a candidate for an "amnesty" cut, which means Denver can cut a player — and though it still has to pay him, he doesn't go against the cap.

"My thing is, at the end of day, it's a business," Harrington said. "The lockout taught us that once again. I understand that if Nene doesn't sign back, and it's an extremely young team, it might be time for me to go. Or it may not. The feeling I get is that I'm going to be here and they look for me to be a leader to the young guys.""