"Nuggets forward Al Harrington said he has plantar fasciitis in his foot and will be a "little limited'' to start camp. Harrington hopes to be ready for Denver's Oct. 8 preseason opener against Portland.

As for the other hurting Denver big men, the news is not as good. Forward Kenyon Martin, who underwent surgery on his left knee early in the summer, said he figures to still be out a "few months'' more.

"It's all up to Dr. (Richard) Steadman,'' Martin said of the Vail, Colo., doctor that performed the surgery. "Whenever (Steadman) tells me, 'Kenyon, go play,' that's what Kenyon's going to do.''"