The return to his hometown will have to wait for Billups, who played two seasons in Denver, until Friday's home game against Dallas. Billups is in the second season of a four-year contract worth $46 million with a $14 million option for a fifth year.

"My family and I are excited to be going back home," Billups said. "As a kid growing up in Denver, I always dreamed of winning a championship with the Nuggets. Hopefully we can make that dream a reality."

The future of McDyess is less certain. Denver may buy out the contract of the veteran power forward, who started his career with the Nuggets in 1995 and also played in Denver from 1998-2002 after spending a season in Phoenix.

Detroit gave McDyess a two-year, $13.5 million extension this summer and would get him back if Denver buys out his contract. The former Olympian and All-Star has averaged 13.4 points and 7.7 rebounds for his career.

"We'll let you know something when we know something," Nuggets vice president of player personnel Rex Chapman said after practice Tuesday.

The Nuggets will need to replace Iverson's scoring. The guard has averaged 27.7 points in his 12-plus seasons in the league and scored 25.6 points per game with Denver.

Billups has scored 14.8 points per game in nearly 11 seasons and averaged 17.1 points in six-plus seasons with the Pistons. Iverson also averaged 27.8 points in 21 games against the Warriors, while Billups has averaged 15.0 points in 25 games versus Golden State.

However, Denver coach George Karl said he is willing to sacrifice scoring to get a pass-first point guard who may be a better fit in Karl's system. Billups has also twice made the NBA's All-Defensive Team - an honor Iverson has never won - and the Nuggets also went 1-8 in the playoffs with Iverson.

That defense may prove a factor because while the Denver has averaged 101.3 points in their three games, the Nuggets have suffered their two losses by a combined 11 points because they have allowed 101.7 points per game.

"We all get excited when you've got a point guard that's special," Karl said. "I think he's an orchestrator of winning. He'll help everybody get better shots. He'll help me coach the game. ... I think it fits, it fits what we need."

Golden State went 1-2 on a three-game road trip that ended Monday but will play four of its next five at home. In a 90-79 loss in Memphis, the Warriors (1-3) were held to 12 points in the fourth quarter, shot 34.4 percent overall and went 3-for-20 from 3-point range.

"I think this was one of those games where we were getting a lot of open shots," Warriors guard DeMarcus Nelson said. "They were the same shots we've been getting, but tonight we just didn't convert and complete a high percentage of them."

Like Denver, Golden State has played well offensively with 98.8 points per game, but the Warriors have given up 101.8 points in their four games.

The Nuggets have won 10 of the last 13 meetings against Golden State and have taken four of the past six road games.