The Nuggets do not appear on the verge of pulling the trigger on a deal, yet. But there was plenty of talk around the Pepsi Center on Thursday involving possible destinations for guard Earl Watson.

The Tacoma (Wash.) News- Tribune reported Thursday that Watson would go to Seattle for guard Ronald "Flip" Murray and other players. Though it remains a possibility, sources close to the situation said no such deal is imminent. To make the deal work, Murray must first OK it, since his $895,000 contract allows him to veto trades.

Murray would not say Thursday if he would exercise that veto, though he did say of Denver, "It's a nice organization. A lot of respect for George Karl, him being my first coach in the NBA (at Milwaukee)."

Seattle would probably have to include forward Vitaly Potapenko, whose $3,325,000 salary would combine with Murray's to approach the $5 million deal of Watson, who declined comment. The Nuggets also would have to trim another player from their roster to accommodate two incoming players.

Denver general manager Kiki Vandeweghe said he did not feel pressure to trade for a big man despite his team's injuries, "because Kenyon (Martin) is coming back shortly at full strength. Marcus (Camby) will be back within a reasonable period of time, I'm sure."