The Nuggets acquired the draft rights to Sonny Weems from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for a future second round pick during a draft night trade on June 26. Weems, a 6-6 guard who spent the past two seasons at the University of Arkansas, was a First Team All-SEC performer in 2007-08 after averaging 15.0 ppg and 4.5 rpg as a senior. To learn more about the transaction, CLICK HERE. The Nuggets traded the the 20th overall selection in the 2008 NBA Draft to the Charlotte Bobcats on June 25. In return, Denver will receive a future protected first round draft pick from Charlotte. For the second-straight year, the Nuggets will enter this year's draft with no picks of their own. For more information about the pre-draft trade, CLICK HERE. The Nuggets have begun holding individual workouts at the Pepsi Center as a part of their preparation for the 2008 NBA Draft. Individual player workouts are a huge part of the overall evaluation process each and every year. And like usual, Nuggets.com has had a chance to sit down and talk with some of the draft prospects that attended the workouts. June 10: Ty Lawson (Univ. of North Carolina) June 8: Shan Foster (Vanderbilt Univ.) and Mario Chalmers (Univ. of Kansas) June 7: Ryan Anderson (Univ. of California) Sitting at the 20th spot in this year's draft, the Nuggets are in a great position to land a solid player that will contribute to the team for many years to come. Listed below is a positional breakdown of just a few prospects that Denver may be considering with this year's pick: Point Guards Shooting Guards Small Forwards Power Forwards Centers

WITH THE 20th PICK . . . 2007 Jason Smith (Colorado St.) MIA 2006 Renaldo Balkman (S. Carolina) NY 2005 Julius Hodge (NC State) DEN 2004 Jameer Nelson (St. Joseph's) DEN 2003 Dahntay Jones (Duke) BOS 2002 Kareem Rush (Missouri) TOR 2001 Brendan Haywood (N. Carolina) CLE 2000 Speedy Claxton (Hofstra) PHI 1999 Dion Glover (Georgia Tech) ATL 1998 Roshown McLeod (Duke) ATL 1997 Paul Grant (Wisconsin) MIN 1996 Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Lith.) CLE 1995 Jason Caffey (Alabama) CHI 1994 B.J. Tyler (Texas) PHI 1993 Scott Burrell (UConn) CHA 1992 Hubert Davis (N. Carolina) NY 1991 John Turner (Phillips) HOU 1990 Gerald Glass (Mississippi) MIN 1989 Jeff Sanders (GA Southern) CHI 1988 Kevin Edwards (DePaul) MIA 1987 Jim Farmer (Alabama) DAL 1986 Buck Johnson (Alabama) HOU 1985 Sam Vincent (Mich. State) BOS 1984 Tony Campbell (Ohio State) DET 1983 Roy Hinson (Rutgers) CLE 1982 Paul Pressey (Tulsa) MIL 1981 Larry Nance (Clemson) PHX 1980 Bill Hanzlik (Notre Dame) SEA 1979 Larry Knight (Loyola-IL) UTA NBA Draft History | Nuggets Draft History NBATV: Nuggets 2008 Draft Preview

2008 DRAFT ORDER

First Round 1.) Chicago Bulls -- Derrick Rose (Memphis) 2.) Miami Heat -- Michael Beasley (Kansas State) 3.) Minnesota Timberwolves -- O.J. Mayo (Southern California) 4.) Seattle SuperSonics -- Russell Westbrook (UCLA) 5.) Memphis Grizzlies -- Kevin Love (UCLA) 6.) New York Knicks -- Danilo Gallinari (Italy) 7.) Los Angeles Clippers -- Eric Gordon (Indiana) 8.) Milwaukee Bucks -- Joe Alexander (West Virginia) 9.) Charlotte Bobcats -- D.J. Augustin (Texas) 10.) New Jersey Nets -- Brook Lopez (Stanford) 11.) Indiana Pacers -- Jerryd Bayless (Arizona) 12.) Sacramento Kings -- Jason Thompson (Rider) 13.) Portland Trail Blazers -- Brandon Rush (Kansas) 14.) Golden State Warriors -- Anthony Randolph (Louisiana State) 15.) Phoenix Suns -- Robin Lopez (Stanford) 16.) Philadelphia 76ers -- Marreese Speights (Florida) 17.) Toronto Raptors -- Roy Hibbert (Georgetown) 18.) Washington Wizards -- JaVale McGee (Nevada) 19.) Cleveland Cavaliers -- J.J. Hickson (NC State) 20.) Charlotte Bobcats -- Alexis Ajinca (France) 21.) New Jersey Nets -- Ryan Anderson (California) 22.) Orlando Magic -- Courtney Lee (Western Kentucky) 23.) Utah Jazz -- Kosta Koufos (Ohio State) 24.) Seattle SuperSonics -- Serge Ibaka (Congo) 25.) Houston Rockets -- Nicolas Batum (France) 26.) San Antonio Spurs -- George Hill (IUPUI) 27.) New Orleans Hornets -- Darrell Arthur (Kansas) 28.) Memphis Grizzlies -- Donte Greene (Syracuse) 29.) Detroit Pistons -- D.J. White (Indiana) 30.) Boston Celtics -- J.R. Giddens (New Mexico)

Second Round 31.) Minnesota Timberwolves -- Nikola Pekovic (Serbia) 32.) Seattle SuperSonics -- Walter Sharpe (UAB) 33.) Portland Trail Blazers -- Joey Dorsey (Memphis) 34.) Minnesota Timberwolves -- Mario Chalmers (Kansas) 35.) Los Angeles Clippers -- DeAndre Jordan (Texas A&M) 36.) Portland Trail Blazers -- Omer Asik (Turkey) 37.) Milwaukee Bucks -- Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (UCLA) 38.) Charlotte Bobcats -- Kyle Weaver (Washington State) 39.) Chicago Bulls -- Sonny Weems (Arkansas) 40.) New Jersey Nets -- Chris Douglas-Roberts (Memphis) 41.) Indiana Pacers -- Nathan Jawai (Australia) 42.) Sacramento Kings -- Sean Singletary (Virginia) 43.) Sacramento Kings -- Patrick Ewing Jr. (Georgetown) 44.) Utah Jazz -- Ante Tomic (Croatia) 45.) San Antonio Spurs -- Goran Dragic (Slovenia) 46.) Seattle SuperSonics -- Trent Plaisted (BYU) 47.) Washington Wizards -- Bill Walker (Kansas State) 48.) Phoenix Suns -- Malik Hairston (Oregon) 49.) Golden State Warriors -- Richard Hendrix (Alabama) 50.) Seattle SuperSonics -- DeVon Hardin (California) 51.) Dallas Mavericks -- Shan Foster (Vanderbilt) 52.) Miami Heat -- Darnell Jackson (Kansas) 53.) Utah Jazz -- Tadija Dragicevic (Serbia) 54.) Houston Rockets -- Maarty Leunen (Oregon) 55.) Portland Trail Blazers -- Mike Taylor (Idaho Stampede) 56.) Seattle SuperSonics -- Sasha Kaun (Kansas) 57.) San Antonio Spurs -- James Gist (Maryland) 58.) Los Angeles Lakers -- Joe Crawford (Kentucky) 59.) Detroit Pistons -- Deron Washington (Virginia Tech) 60.) Boston Celtics -- Semih Erden (Turkey)