DENVER—Denver coach George Karl has been petitioning for a pure point guard, a player with a proclivity for passing.

He got his wish when the Nuggets acquired Chauncey Billups from Detroit on Monday in a trade involving Allen Iverson.

Now, Karl needs to tweak the offense, restructuring it from Iverson’s shoot-first mentality to Billups’ pass-often mind-set.

Not that he minds the challenge.

“We all get excited when you’ve got a point guard that’s special,” Karl said Tuesday. “I think he’s an orchestrator of winning. He’ll help everybody get better...

Log-In to view full story or view our Registration Guide.