NBA teams have actually been pretty smart this offseason.  But
there were still some awful contracts handed out. Here are the
four worst:  1. The Charlotte Bobcats sign Al Jefferson for
three years, $41 million.  A contract so bad it requires caps
lock:   2. The Denver Nuggets sign JJ Hickson for three years,
$15 million.  Denver's offseason has been a flaming disaster.
Here are the key pieces who they lost:    • Coach George Karl
(fired after he won coach of the year)   • General manager Masai
Ujiri (poached by the Raptors)   • Andre Iguodala   • Kosta
Koufos   • Corey Brewer  They've replaced those players with
Darrell Arthur and Hickson — two forwards who are worse than
what the Nuggets already have in Kenneth Faried and JaVale
McGee.  This is Hickson's fourth team since 2010-11. He
specializes in getting 10 points and 10 rebounds in 30 minutes
on terrible teams that consistently lose.  The Nuggets are in
turmoil, and bringing Hickson into that situation won't help
matters.  3. The New Orleans Pelicans sig