The Denver Nuggets have reached agreement on a three-year, $14 million contract extension with restricted free-agent center Timofey Mozgov, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Timofey Mozgov is staying in a Nuggets uniform. (AP Photo)The deal will include a team option in the third year, a source said.

An opportunity for Mozgov to play a significantly increased role with Denver opened because of a draft night deal that sent center Kosta Koufos to the Memphis Grizzlies. Mozgov will play behind starting center JaVale McGee under new coach Brian Shaw.

Several sign-and-trade scenarios were discussed over recent weeks, but Mozgov and the Nuggets were committed to re-partnering after getting closer on the terms of the deal in the past week, sources said.

Mozgov, 27, averaged 5.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 15.6 minutes per game for Denver in 2011-12, but his role decreased this past season under former Nuggets coach George Karl.

A member of the Russian national team, Mozgov still has to complete the NBA's rookie transition program in August, something he had been previously unable to do because of national team commitments.

Mozgov was an important part of the Nuggets' trade of Carmelo Anthony to New York in 2011, the final player Denver management held out to secure before agreeing upon the blockbuster deal.

As an undrafted prospect out of Russia, Mozgov entered the NBA with a three-year, $9.7 million contract with the Knicks in 2010.

skeng wrote:Moz and Chandler's numbers per 36 minutes aren't that different. Seems like good value for Denver.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mozgoti01.html

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chandty01.html

smackeddog wrote:

skeng wrote:Moz and Chandler's numbers per 36 minutes aren't that different. Seems like good value for Denver.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mozgoti01.html

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chandty01.html

Ha, so now Mosgov is as good as Tyson.

Fed up of the short term memories of this board. Someone has an up and down season and a poor playoffs due to illness and suddenly they've always been a crap. Forget his 2010-2011, and his 2011-2012 seasons, and how he played with the Hornets for three seasons- only his performance in the playoffs after illness, and his injured year with the Bobcats are the real Tyson!

I remember Mosgov- HE STUNK! After he got dunked on by Griffin, he died inside. On the Nuggets he was their THIRD C, couldn't even beat out Koufus and McGee!

Please let's stop this historical revisionism in its tracks,

We cannot start to write off Tyson's playoffs performance as 'due to illness' or 'an up and down season',

Tyson was exposed in the absolute, he is a fugazi with no strength and he will always be bullied like a punk when it gets hot and bothered in the paint,

Tyson Chandler has no place in a Knicks uniform if you really want to call it how it is, unfortunately the Powers Behind the Curtain do not have a solution to move him, so it will be a game of cover up the elephant in the room until Chandler's Knicks career has run its path,

Tyson complains too much to the refs and he hasn't shown the balls to step up for his teammates. His slap rebounds are cool but real men secure the rebound not look to slap it out every time.

Most of the flap towards him has to do with the 14 mill he makes. If he made what he's worth and that's 5-8 mill then nobody would be complaining. If he made that money i think he would be gone right now.

People over rate Tyson. Three knicks have done the best they could to build around Tyson and A'mare. Both guys are mistake contacts and are killing or ability to get better. So we gotta roll with them....

EnySpree wrote:You just don't lose the weight he claimed he lost unless you are terminally ill.

Tyson complains too much to the refs and he hasn't shown the balls to step up for his teammates. His slap rebounds are cool but real men secure the rebound not look to slap it out every time.

Most of the flap towards him has to do with the 14 mill he makes. If he made what he's worth and that's 5-8 mill then nobody would be complaining. If he made that money i think he would be gone right now.

People over rate Tyson. Three knicks have done the best they could to build around Tyson and A'mare. Both guys are mistake contacts and are killing or ability to get better. So we gotta roll with them....

In a world where Mosgov gets $4-5 mil per season after playing about 8 minutes a game for 40 games, you're high if you think Tyson would only get $5-8mil. He'd probably get $10 or $11mil- what difference does the $4mil extra make? We're capped out anyways.

Who cares if Tyson grabs the rebound or taps it out to a team mate, as long as we keep the ball in our possession. Last season people liked the tap out he added, this season its apparantly a disgrace! besides which, the man averaged 14 rebounds per game for a month, he's not Bargnani!.

Tyson looked thinner in the playoffs- he looked pale and thin. He's one of those people who loses weight quickly when ill- this does happen to people.

I agree he whines too much to the refs- it's annoying as hell. It also annoyed me that he called out everyone but himself after the playoffs- that really p***ed me off! "Oh everyone needs to get better including the coach. Except me- I gave it my all!".

He does stand up for his teammates- remember when that Sixer pushed Melo, and Tyson immediately pushed him back?

He's a good center, but he has his flaws, and his defense definitely slipped last season. But he played well the season before and I think he can get back to that.

smackeddog wrote:

I agree he whines too much to the refs- it's annoying as hell. It also annoyed me that he called out everyone but himself after the playoffs- that really p***ed me off! "Oh everyone needs to get better including the coach. Except me- I gave it my all!".

blkexec wrote:Size only matters in denver. Moz wouldve never got that kind of money anywhere else. Denver out bidding themselves.

Management had to make themselves look good because that trade they made for Melo wasn't as good as it appeared to them and they probably new that if he left he was coming back to New York where they have a large population of Russians . He came to the NBA only to play for the Knicks.

Papabear wrote:

blkexec wrote:Size only matters in denver. Moz wouldve never got that kind of money anywhere else. Denver out bidding themselves.

Papabear Says

Management had to make themselves look good because that trade they made for Melo wasn't as good as it appeared to them and they probably new that if he left he was coming back to New York where they have a large population of Russians . He came to the NBA only to play for the Knicks.

Moz got 3mm per and in this market bigs are not cheap.

He is their back up now and will get more minutes. He has a range of tools that is pretty good.

He'll have to control his fouls. I don't think Management paid him to look good. They paid him because he is an asset. Melo is gone and its not about him any more. They have a core of Gallo, Shy Wilson, Moz, Andre Miller (trade for felton), still a pick to swap and a future unprotected no. 1.

There is an old saying "price is only an issue in the absence of quality", and while Melo was "expensive" we got the star knicks were looking to get and he has proven worthy.

At the same time I think Denver did pretty good getting multiple assets in return.

Who wins the trade? I think both teams got what they wanted. Both teams can win actually.

I think we are far removed from the trade to where so many other factors no come into play. Draft picks, trades, salary cap, CBA, etc.

If melo bolts next year im not concerned with Denver, Im concerned with Knicks. Knicks tank and we can't contol our pick or one given away would be Tramatic.

One year at a time. Denver wants to develop its two bigs (McGee and Moz) where Karl was about wins to justify a new contract and pad his gaudy total. I respect Denver for letting him go.