11/5/2004 12:41:52 PM|||Shep|||Yahoo! Sports - NBA - Voshon Lenard: "Nov 3 Starting shooting guard Voshon Lenard suffered what has been diagnosed as a torn left Achilles tendon in Tuesday's season-opening loss to the Lakers. Lenard will undergo an MRI on Wednesday, but trainer Jim Gillen told the Rocky Mountain News Lenard will undergo surgery and that there is a 'definite possibility' Lenard is done for the year.

Views: Since the team's only backup shooting guards are Greg Buckner and Rodney White, neither of whom are good enough to get serious minutes there, the Nuggets are likely to patch together a lineup based on matchups from game to game. Coach Jeff Bzdelik said Carmelo Anthony is likely to get more minutes at the two, but we'll also probably see more of Earl Boykins and Andre Miller in the same backcourt. In that case, the team will have to look for a third point guard to back up both Boykins and Miller. We'll have to wait and see exactly how the minutes shake out, but Boykins may be the biggest beneficiary of this injury, while Lenard owners will have to look elsewhere for scoring and three-point shooting. Also, if Carmelo gets enough starts at the two to qualify as a guard in your league, his value would increase as well."|||109968011254980982|||Yahoo! Sports - NBA - Voshon Lenard likely out for the season