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Former KU forward Arthur leaving Denver Nuggets after five seasons; Preston speaks

Former Kansas forward Darrell Arthur, who spent the first five years of his professional career with the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies and the next five with the Denver Nuggets, will begin year No. 11 in the league with a third team — the Brooklyn Nets — ESPN and the Denver Post reported.

Denver’s Arthur, Kenneth Faried and two future draft picks will be shipped to the Nets for Isaiah Whitehead, a player Denver plans to release.

The Nuggets needed to reduce their payroll after the recent signings of Will Barton and Nikola Jokic. Arthur recently exercised his $7.