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Camby

Camby might get hurt, but if he doesn’t, he’ll probably be well worth owning for the rest of the year.

Camby will probably come off the bench. The plan had been to start him for the rest of the season, but that’s changed now.

GM Kiki Vandeweghe is also speculating that Nene could return this week, finally giving the Nuggets a healthy front line. We’d hold off starting Camby for another week.

“Each day I think my hamstring’s getting a little better, and that’s good,” Camby said. “It’s also key that we’ve got Nene back. Now we’re deep in the frontcourt. Guys don’t have to play extended minutes.” That’s good and bad from a fantasy perspective.

George Karl wants him to play, but no one really knows if he’s going to be able to go or not. We’d play it safe and bench him.

Start him at your own risk.

Camby has missed a game-and-a-half with his latest injury, but said, ''I can’t leave [Kenyon Martin] and [Francisco Elson] out there. [Nik Tskitishvilli]'s not experienced. These are definitely two important games we need before the all-star break.’' Elson and Rodney White are expected to receive the most minutes in Nene’s absence.

“I should be all right for the next game,” he said. Nonetheless, with Camby’s history against him, and with Nene back from suspension, the Nuggets may play this one cautiously. Make your lineup decision based on the quality of your backup center.

Camby is expected to play tonight at Portland.

OK, who had Oct. 6 in the pool? Camby was hurt even though the Nuggets have had him taking part in only a limited portion of their practices. Stay away from him on draft day.