DENVER -- Arron Afflalo is back with his old team in a new role -- leader. Afflalo, a restricted free agent, signed a five-year deal with the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday and will start practising with the club Wednesday. He expects to be a leader on a young squad after spending his first four years learning from other veterans. "Its kind of weird. Ive been on, in my career, two very veteran teams," Afflalo said. "Early in Detroit and my last two years here. I gained a lot of experience and I learned a lot from those guys. Im excited to be more of a leader of the team and help everything about myself personally and the team grow at once." Denvers roster is stocked with young talent. Only four players -- Andre Miller, Al Harrington, Nene and Michael Ruffin -- have been in the NBA longer than Afflalo. Two players expected to make an impact this season are rookies Kenneth Faried and Jordan Hamilton. So despite being just 26, Afflalo is being looked at as a veteran sage for his younger teammates. "We have a lot of young guys. Its going to be a challenge but we think we have some really good veterans," Nuggets vice-president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri said. "Even though Arrons kind of a little boy himself, hes one of the older guys on the team." Afflalo, entering his fifth NBA season, averaged 12.6 points last season and took on a bigger leadership role once Denver dealt Carmelo Anthony to the New York Knicks in February. The team went 18-7 the rest of the way to make the playoffs. Afflalo said he let his agent field interest from other teams but ultimately wanted to return to Denver. "I always anticipated being back. Obviously I had to respect the process of being a free agent," he said. "The timing of the lockout and training camp starting probably made it seem a little more difficult. I always anticipated being a Nugget. I got my true first opportunity to flourish as a player here. Im truly grateful for that." Afflalos signing comes less than a week after Denver locked up its other restricted free agent, Nene, for five years. Ujiri said bringing back both players was important to try to establish a foundation in Denver. "Both of them were a huge priority for us," he said. "Its not only two starters getting back, which is a huge part of your team, just being able to continue consistency. Theyre going to teach the young guys a lot about our culture, the way we play and just growing as a team. "I dont think there are many of the big-time stars screaming to come out here. We have to create a culture and our free agents can create this culture and create this atmosphere and system here to make Denver a place where players want to come and play. These players are very, very important to us." Ujiri said the Nuggets are not looking to make another splash in the free-agent market. "Majorly, I think were done," he said. "There might be minor tweaks here and there but I think after seven, eight, nine days of training camp were looking forward to the season opener." cheap nfl jerseys . Leino scored twice in the games first 3:44 and Miller was solid, finishing with 32 saves, as Buffalo chased Roberto Luongo from the game early en route to a 5-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. jerseys from china . Oilers head coach Ralph Krueger announced the news on Wednesday after the team practiced in Edmonton. Petrell has three goals and six assists in 35 games this season. http://www.cheapnfljerseyschinaplay.com/ . -- Canadas Aleksandra Wozniak missed on a match point as she lost a third-round, three-hour struggle to Venus Williams on Sunday at the Sony Ericsson Open. wholesale nfl jerseys .Y. -- Free-agent quarterback Matt Leinart signed with the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. cheap jerseys . The Thunder acquired guards Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb, two first-round picks and a second-round pick in the surprising deal. Oklahoma City also sent centre Cole Aldrich and forwards Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward to Houston.The Calgary Stampeders are expected to announce the signing of non-import defensive lineman Brian Bulcke sometime this week. Bulcke, a Stanford alum, was cut by the NFLs San Francisco 49ers after spending training camp with the team. The 24-year--old was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos sixth overall in the 2010 Canadian Entry Draft, and later traded to Calgary the 14th overall selection in the 2011 draft.dddddddddddd The Eskimos selected defensive back Hugo Lopez with the pick. cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '