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Official Carmelo Anthony Trade Rumors Thread (Carmelo is Officially a Knick)
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Melo going to NJ, pretty much a done deal, and will sign an extension as well......
Melo going to NJ, pretty much a done deal, and will sign an extension as well......
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Melo going to NJ, pretty much a done deal, and will sign an extension as well......
Melo going to NJ, pretty much a done deal, and will sign an extension as well......
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Dam why would he sign the extension ? Really thought the Knicks would get him. This sucks ...
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Dam why would he sign the extension ? Really thought the Knicks would get him. This sucks ...
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Now they are saying no extension has been discussed......
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Now they are saying no extension has been discussed......
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I don't get why he doesn't just say he'll sign the extension to facilitate the trade to happen, then not do it. It seems like they aren't requiring it in writing anymore or for him to sign it previous to the trade happening like they were earlier in the season. It would just be a verbal contract which in sports is non binding
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I don't get why he doesn't just say he'll sign the extension to facilitate the trade to happen, then not do it. It seems like they aren't requiring it in writing anymore or for him to sign it previous to the trade happening like they were earlier in the season. It would just be a verbal contract which in sports is non binding
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I'm hearing everywhere that the deal is practically done,he's agreeing to sign an extension with the Nets
I've found this
Carmelo Anthony News Report: Melo agrees to sign extension with Nets
(Jan 11 10:24 ET )
The News
According to ESPN's Chris Broussard, Carmelo Anthony has agreed to sign a contract extension with the Nets.
Our View
There's not a lot of information available right now, and this flies in the face of coach Avery Johnson's belief that the Nets wouldn't make a move on Melo during their four-game road trip. However, the Nets have long been a probable destination for the Denver star. Some reports have suggested that the extension is for three years, though there's no official word yet that any of this has taken place. We'll keep you posted.
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Nets close to landing Anthony
By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports Jan 10, 1:30 pm EST
After a final, furious push over the weekend that included near-deals, waffling, misunderstandings and growing acrimony between the two sides, the Denver Nuggets and New Jersey Nets are close to completing a complicated three-team trade to send Carmelo Anthony(notes) to New Jersey, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
The Nets and Detroit Pistons believed they had an arrangement in place Sunday that would’ve sent Anthony, Nuggets point guard Chauncey Billups(notes) and Pistons guard Richard Hamilton(notes) to the Nets as part of the blockbuster deal. Once the Nets and Pistons worked out the details of a side component to the 13-player deal on Sunday afternoon, the two teams were surprised to find Denver general manager Masai Ujiri wanting to replace players in the framework of the overall trade, sources said.
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Carmelo Anthony scored eight points in possibly his last game with the Nuggets.
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Denver wants more money off its books, and returned to trying to get the Nets to take Al Harrington or Renaldo Balkman from its roster, sources said. The two teams were talking on Monday, trying to find a solution to close the deal.
Billups didn’t attend practice on Monday, telling a source close to him that he had a “headache.
I've found this
Carmelo Anthony News Report: Melo agrees to sign extension with Nets
(Jan 11 10:24 ET )
The News
According to ESPN's Chris Broussard, Carmelo Anthony has agreed to sign a contract extension with the Nets.
Our View
There's not a lot of information available right now, and this flies in the face of coach Avery Johnson's belief that the Nets wouldn't make a move on Melo during their four-game road trip. However, the Nets have long been a probable destination for the Denver star. Some reports have suggested that the extension is for three years, though there's no official word yet that any of this has taken place. We'll keep you posted.
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Nets close to landing Anthony
By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports Jan 10, 1:30 pm EST
After a final, furious push over the weekend that included near-deals, waffling, misunderstandings and growing acrimony between the two sides, the Denver Nuggets and New Jersey Nets are close to completing a complicated three-team trade to send Carmelo Anthony(notes) to New Jersey, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
The Nets and Detroit Pistons believed they had an arrangement in place Sunday that would’ve sent Anthony, Nuggets point guard Chauncey Billups(notes) and Pistons guard Richard Hamilton(notes) to the Nets as part of the blockbuster deal. Once the Nets and Pistons worked out the details of a side component to the 13-player deal on Sunday afternoon, the two teams were surprised to find Denver general manager Masai Ujiri wanting to replace players in the framework of the overall trade, sources said.
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Denver wants more money off its books, and returned to trying to get the Nets to take Al Harrington or Renaldo Balkman from its roster, sources said. The two teams were talking on Monday, trying to find a solution to close the deal.
Billups didn’t attend practice on Monday, telling a source close to him that he had a “headache.
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I'm hearing everywhere that the deal is practically done,he's agreeing to sign an extension with the Nets
I've found this
Carmelo Anthony News Report: Melo agrees to sign extension with Nets
(Jan 11 10:24 ET )
The News
According to ESPN's Chris Broussard, Carmelo Anthony has agreed to sign a contract extension with the Nets.
Our View
There's not a lot of information available right now, and this flies in the face of coach Avery Johnson's belief that the Nets wouldn't make a move on Melo during their four-game road trip. However, the Nets have long been a probable destination for the Denver star. Some reports have suggested that the extension is for three years, though there's no official word yet that any of this has taken place. We'll keep you posted.
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Nets close to landing Anthony
By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports Jan 10, 1:30 pm EST
After a final, furious push over the weekend that included near-deals, waffling, misunderstandings and growing acrimony between the two sides, the Denver Nuggets and New Jersey Nets are close to completing a complicated three-team trade to send Carmelo Anthony(notes) to New Jersey, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
The Nets and Detroit Pistons believed they had an arrangement in place Sunday that would’ve sent Anthony, Nuggets point guard Chauncey Billups(notes) and Pistons guard Richard Hamilton(notes) to the Nets as part of the blockbuster deal. Once the Nets and Pistons worked out the details of a side component to the 13-player deal on Sunday afternoon, the two teams were surprised to find Denver general manager Masai Ujiri wanting to replace players in the framework of the overall trade, sources said.
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Carmelo Anthony scored eight points in possibly his last game with the Nuggets.
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Denver wants more money off its books, and returned to trying to get the Nets to take Al Harrington or Renaldo Balkman from its roster, sources said. The two teams were talking on Monday, trying to find a solution to close the deal.
Billups didn’t attend practice on Monday, telling a source close to him that he had a “headache.
I've found this
Carmelo Anthony News Report: Melo agrees to sign extension with Nets
(Jan 11 10:24 ET )
The News
According to ESPN's Chris Broussard, Carmelo Anthony has agreed to sign a contract extension with the Nets.
Our View
There's not a lot of information available right now, and this flies in the face of coach Avery Johnson's belief that the Nets wouldn't make a move on Melo during their four-game road trip. However, the Nets have long been a probable destination for the Denver star. Some reports have suggested that the extension is for three years, though there's no official word yet that any of this has taken place. We'll keep you posted.
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Nets close to landing Anthony
By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports Jan 10, 1:30 pm EST
After a final, furious push over the weekend that included near-deals, waffling, misunderstandings and growing acrimony between the two sides, the Denver Nuggets and New Jersey Nets are close to completing a complicated three-team trade to send Carmelo Anthony(notes) to New Jersey, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
The Nets and Detroit Pistons believed they had an arrangement in place Sunday that would’ve sent Anthony, Nuggets point guard Chauncey Billups(notes) and Pistons guard Richard Hamilton(notes) to the Nets as part of the blockbuster deal. Once the Nets and Pistons worked out the details of a side component to the 13-player deal on Sunday afternoon, the two teams were surprised to find Denver general manager Masai Ujiri wanting to replace players in the framework of the overall trade, sources said.
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Carmelo Anthony scored eight points in possibly his last game with the Nuggets.
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Denver wants more money off its books, and returned to trying to get the Nets to take Al Harrington or Renaldo Balkman from its roster, sources said. The two teams were talking on Monday, trying to find a solution to close the deal.
Billups didn’t attend practice on Monday, telling a source close to him that he had a “headache.
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[h1]http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi...batum_carmelo_sticking_to_knicks_only_stance/[/h1]
[h1]Nuggets Want Batum; Carmelo Sticking To Knicks-Only Stance?[/h1]
Jan 11, 2011 5:00 PM EST
The Nuggets hope to complete a trade with the Nets for Carmelo Anthony and then use an unprotected lottery pick to entice Portland into parting with Nicolas Batum.
But it is an open question whether Anthony is still resistant to joining the Nets. Chris Sheridan continues to cite a source in reporting that Anthony has told the Nuggets that he will only extend his contract, with a trade, if Denver deals him to the Knicks.
The Nets are apparently being told that Anthony will extend his contract with them. But Sheridan's source indicates that Anthony has "steadfastly" affirmed his New York-only position in recent discussions with the Nuggets front office.
The Knicks were bothered to hear that Anthony thinks that the team is not interested in trading for him.
"The Knicks remain very much interested in acquiring Anthony," Sheridan writes, "but right now all they can do is wait for the Nuggets to re-engage them in further trade talks."
[h1]http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi...rce_knicks_have_50_50_chance_of_landing_melo/[/h1][h1]Source: Knicks Have 50-50 Chance Of Landing Melo[/h1]
Jan 11, 2011 10:14 PM EST
Frank Isola cites a source familiar with the negotiations in reporting that discussions between the Knicks and Nuggets are ongoing and that New York still stands a 50-50 chance of landing Carmelo Anthony by trade.
"He'd like to play in New York," said the source. "But I don't see anything happening soon."
The Nets are heavily pursuing completion of a three-team trade for Anthony but Isola's source indicates that no deal is imminent on that front.
Asked whether Anthony would sign a long-term contract extension to play for the Nets, the source did not give a definitive answer.
"It hasn't gotten to that point yet. He's willing to listen to them if he gets close," said the source.
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[h1]http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi...batum_carmelo_sticking_to_knicks_only_stance/[/h1]
[h1]Nuggets Want Batum; Carmelo Sticking To Knicks-Only Stance?[/h1]
Jan 11, 2011 5:00 PM EST
The Nuggets hope to complete a trade with the Nets for Carmelo Anthony and then use an unprotected lottery pick to entice Portland into parting with Nicolas Batum.
But it is an open question whether Anthony is still resistant to joining the Nets. Chris Sheridan continues to cite a source in reporting that Anthony has told the Nuggets that he will only extend his contract, with a trade, if Denver deals him to the Knicks.
The Nets are apparently being told that Anthony will extend his contract with them. But Sheridan's source indicates that Anthony has "steadfastly" affirmed his New York-only position in recent discussions with the Nuggets front office.
The Knicks were bothered to hear that Anthony thinks that the team is not interested in trading for him.
"The Knicks remain very much interested in acquiring Anthony," Sheridan writes, "but right now all they can do is wait for the Nuggets to re-engage them in further trade talks."
[h1]http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi...rce_knicks_have_50_50_chance_of_landing_melo/[/h1][h1]Source: Knicks Have 50-50 Chance Of Landing Melo[/h1]
Jan 11, 2011 10:14 PM EST
Frank Isola cites a source familiar with the negotiations in reporting that discussions between the Knicks and Nuggets are ongoing and that New York still stands a 50-50 chance of landing Carmelo Anthony by trade.
"He'd like to play in New York," said the source. "But I don't see anything happening soon."
The Nets are heavily pursuing completion of a three-team trade for Anthony but Isola's source indicates that no deal is imminent on that front.
Asked whether Anthony would sign a long-term contract extension to play for the Nets, the source did not give a definitive answer.
"It hasn't gotten to that point yet. He's willing to listen to them if he gets close," said the source.
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C'mon Melo sign with the Nets *sounding like a dying fan*
C'mon Melo sign with the Nets *sounding like a dying fan*
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C'mon Melo sign with the Nets *sounding like a dying fan*
C'mon Melo sign with the Nets *sounding like a dying fan*
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if the knicks dont get him.....
knicks better trade the farm for him asap. as much as everybody is saying he's going to new york at the end of the year, dont be so sure
lebron decision 2.0
knicks better trade the farm for him asap. as much as everybody is saying he's going to new york at the end of the year, dont be so sure
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if the knicks dont get him.....
knicks better trade the farm for him asap. as much as everybody is saying he's going to new york at the end of the year, dont be so sure
lebron decision 2.0
knicks better trade the farm for him asap. as much as everybody is saying he's going to new york at the end of the year, dont be so sure
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Originally Posted by YEEUPP
[h1]http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi...batum_carmelo_sticking_to_knicks_only_stance/[/h1]
[h1]Nuggets Want Batum; Carmelo Sticking To Knicks-Only Stance?[/h1]
Jan 11, 2011 5:00 PM EST
The Nuggets hope to complete a trade with the Nets for Carmelo Anthony and then use an unprotected lottery pick to entice Portland into parting with Nicolas Batum.
But it is an open question whether Anthony is still resistant to joining the Nets. Chris Sheridan continues to cite a source in reporting that Anthony has told the Nuggets that he will only extend his contract, with a trade, if Denver deals him to the Knicks.
The Nets are apparently being told that Anthony will extend his contract with them. But Sheridan's source indicates that Anthony has "steadfastly" affirmed his New York-only position in recent discussions with the Nuggets front office.
The Knicks were bothered to hear that Anthony thinks that the team is not interested in trading for him.
"The Knicks remain very much interested in acquiring Anthony," Sheridan writes, "but right now all they can do is wait for the Nuggets to re-engage them in further trade talks."
[h1]http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi...rce_knicks_have_50_50_chance_of_landing_melo/[/h1]
[h1]Source: Knicks Have 50-50 Chance Of Landing Melo[/h1]
Jan 11, 2011 10:14 PM EST
Frank Isola cites a source familiar with the negotiations in reporting that discussions between the Knicks and Nuggets are ongoing and that New York still stands a 50-50 chance of landing Carmelo Anthony by trade.
"He'd like to play in New York," said the source. "But I don't see anything happening soon."
The Nets are heavily pursuing completion of a three-team trade for Anthony but Isola's source indicates that no deal is imminent on that front.
Asked whether Anthony would sign a long-term contract extension to play for the Nets, the source did not give a definitive answer.
"It hasn't gotten to that point yet. He's willing to listen to them if he gets close," said the source.
Here's the newest update
Updated: January 12, 2011, 12:18 AM ET
[h1]Sources: Carmelo Anthony still on fence[/h1]
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In the end, the biggest holdup in a trade that would send Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey may be Anthony himself.
According to several league sources, Anthony has not told anyone, not even his representatives, that he will sign a contract extension with the Nets.
One source who has spoken with Anthony since trade talks between Denver, New Jersey and Detroit became public last weekend said the Nuggets forward has never even hinted at signing with New Jersey.
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"He has not agreed to go to New Jersey," said the source, who speaks regularly with Anthony. "I have never heard him, in all the times we've talked, say he's willing to go to New Jersey. Not once. Personally, I would be stunned if he went there and signed an extension."
This, of course, does not mean there's no chance of Anthony signing with the Nets. But it does mean the three teams involved in the potential deal that could involve as many as 15 players are working on nothing more than a hunch. For even if they do reach an agreement, Anthony's refusal to sign a three-year, $65 million extension with the Nets would kill the deal completely. New Jersey has been steadfast in its commitment to trade for Anthony only if he agrees to stay with the franchise long term.
Even if Anthony is less than enthusiastic about the prospects of playing in New Jersey, he has never crossed the Nets entirely off his list of potential destinations, as he did with Philadelphia, Washington and Charlotte when those teams showed interest in trading for him earlier in the season.
The Nets, who have pursued Anthony since failing to land a superstar on last summer's historic free agent market, firmly believe Anthony is agreeable to signing with them. That belief is based on numerous conversations with Anthony's agent, Leon Rose, who has worked closely with Denver and New Jersey all season long on putting together potential trade packages.
ESPN.com reported last month that the Nets have already been granted permission to meet with Anthony face-to-face if a trade agreement is eventually struck with Denver. That would allow Nets billionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov and part-owner Jay-Z to lead a contingent that would try to lobby the Brooklyn-born Anthony directly on the team's future in Brooklyn, with the Nets planning to move there in time for the 2012-13 season.
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That pitch might also include the Nets' plan to sign all-star point guard Chris Paul, another Rose client, as a free agent in the summer of 2012. But with the amount of payroll the Nets may take on in acquiring Anthony and whatever players come with him, as well as eventually signing Brook Lopez to an extension, it's doubtful New Jersey will have enough cap room to sign Paul. This problem would be compounded if the owners are able to make the changes they are seeking to the collective bargaining agreement.
The proposed deal involving Denver, New Jersey and Detroit would give the Nets Chauncey Billups and the Pistons' Rip Hamilton along with Anthony. Denver would receive two future first-round picks, Derrick Favors, Devin Harris, Anthony Morrow, Quinton Ross, Ben Uzoh and Stephen Graham, while Detroit would bring home Troy Murphy, Johan Petro and a second-round pick from the Nets.
The natural assumption is that Rose is pushing for a deal with New Jersey because Anthony is amenable to it. But sources say that's not the case.
"He [Rose] may want him to go there," one source said. "But Melo doesn't want to be in Jersey. He wants to play in New York."
Anthony's desire to play for the New York Knicks is well-known. But Denver would rather trade him to New Jersey because it can receive more assets -- a young prospect (Favors), expiring contracts and first-round draft picks -- from the Nets than it can from New York.If Anthony were to agree to a trade to New Jersey, it would be mainly to get the $65 million contract extension. With the owners playing hardball as a new labor agreement approaches, Anthony may have to settle for tens of millions of dollars less if he were to play out the season in Denver and sign with New York as a free agent this summer. The sources say such a scenario is not out of the question for Anthony.
While the Knicks, who do not have a first-round draft pick to offer Denver in a trade, lack the assets the Nuggets covet, Anthony's desire to play there keeps them in the hunt. Anthony will soon sit down with Nuggets executives Josh Kroenke and Masai Ujiri to discuss his future, and if he tells them he will only sign an extension with New York and not New Jersey, Denver will almost certainly have to begin serious trade talks with the Knicks.
To date, the Nuggets have not engaged in any thorough trade discussions with New York. But the Knicks insist there are several teams that will give them a first-round draft pick in exchange for Anthony Randolph that they could use in a trade, and the strong play of Knicks forward Wilson Chandler this season would seem to have increased his value in the Nuggets' eyes.
Chris Broussard covers the NBA for ESPN The Magazine.
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Originally Posted by YEEUPP
[h1]http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi...batum_carmelo_sticking_to_knicks_only_stance/[/h1]
[h1]Nuggets Want Batum; Carmelo Sticking To Knicks-Only Stance?[/h1]
Jan 11, 2011 5:00 PM EST
The Nuggets hope to complete a trade with the Nets for Carmelo Anthony and then use an unprotected lottery pick to entice Portland into parting with Nicolas Batum.
But it is an open question whether Anthony is still resistant to joining the Nets. Chris Sheridan continues to cite a source in reporting that Anthony has told the Nuggets that he will only extend his contract, with a trade, if Denver deals him to the Knicks.
The Nets are apparently being told that Anthony will extend his contract with them. But Sheridan's source indicates that Anthony has "steadfastly" affirmed his New York-only position in recent discussions with the Nuggets front office.
The Knicks were bothered to hear that Anthony thinks that the team is not interested in trading for him.
"The Knicks remain very much interested in acquiring Anthony," Sheridan writes, "but right now all they can do is wait for the Nuggets to re-engage them in further trade talks."
[h1]http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi...rce_knicks_have_50_50_chance_of_landing_melo/[/h1]
[h1]Source: Knicks Have 50-50 Chance Of Landing Melo[/h1]
Jan 11, 2011 10:14 PM EST
Frank Isola cites a source familiar with the negotiations in reporting that discussions between the Knicks and Nuggets are ongoing and that New York still stands a 50-50 chance of landing Carmelo Anthony by trade.
"He'd like to play in New York," said the source. "But I don't see anything happening soon."
The Nets are heavily pursuing completion of a three-team trade for Anthony but Isola's source indicates that no deal is imminent on that front.
Asked whether Anthony would sign a long-term contract extension to play for the Nets, the source did not give a definitive answer.
"It hasn't gotten to that point yet. He's willing to listen to them if he gets close," said the source.
Here's the newest update
Updated: January 12, 2011, 12:18 AM ET
[h1]Sources: Carmelo Anthony still on fence[/h1]
By Chris Broussard
ESPN The Magazine
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[h5]Latest On Carmelo Anthony[/h5]
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In the end, the biggest holdup in a trade that would send Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey may be Anthony himself.
According to several league sources, Anthony has not told anyone, not even his representatives, that he will sign a contract extension with the Nets.
One source who has spoken with Anthony since trade talks between Denver, New Jersey and Detroit became public last weekend said the Nuggets forward has never even hinted at signing with New Jersey.
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"He has not agreed to go to New Jersey," said the source, who speaks regularly with Anthony. "I have never heard him, in all the times we've talked, say he's willing to go to New Jersey. Not once. Personally, I would be stunned if he went there and signed an extension."
This, of course, does not mean there's no chance of Anthony signing with the Nets. But it does mean the three teams involved in the potential deal that could involve as many as 15 players are working on nothing more than a hunch. For even if they do reach an agreement, Anthony's refusal to sign a three-year, $65 million extension with the Nets would kill the deal completely. New Jersey has been steadfast in its commitment to trade for Anthony only if he agrees to stay with the franchise long term.
Even if Anthony is less than enthusiastic about the prospects of playing in New Jersey, he has never crossed the Nets entirely off his list of potential destinations, as he did with Philadelphia, Washington and Charlotte when those teams showed interest in trading for him earlier in the season.
The Nets, who have pursued Anthony since failing to land a superstar on last summer's historic free agent market, firmly believe Anthony is agreeable to signing with them. That belief is based on numerous conversations with Anthony's agent, Leon Rose, who has worked closely with Denver and New Jersey all season long on putting together potential trade packages.
ESPN.com reported last month that the Nets have already been granted permission to meet with Anthony face-to-face if a trade agreement is eventually struck with Denver. That would allow Nets billionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov and part-owner Jay-Z to lead a contingent that would try to lobby the Brooklyn-born Anthony directly on the team's future in Brooklyn, with the Nets planning to move there in time for the 2012-13 season.
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That pitch might also include the Nets' plan to sign all-star point guard Chris Paul, another Rose client, as a free agent in the summer of 2012. But with the amount of payroll the Nets may take on in acquiring Anthony and whatever players come with him, as well as eventually signing Brook Lopez to an extension, it's doubtful New Jersey will have enough cap room to sign Paul. This problem would be compounded if the owners are able to make the changes they are seeking to the collective bargaining agreement.
The proposed deal involving Denver, New Jersey and Detroit would give the Nets Chauncey Billups and the Pistons' Rip Hamilton along with Anthony. Denver would receive two future first-round picks, Derrick Favors, Devin Harris, Anthony Morrow, Quinton Ross, Ben Uzoh and Stephen Graham, while Detroit would bring home Troy Murphy, Johan Petro and a second-round pick from the Nets.
The natural assumption is that Rose is pushing for a deal with New Jersey because Anthony is amenable to it. But sources say that's not the case.
"He [Rose] may want him to go there," one source said. "But Melo doesn't want to be in Jersey. He wants to play in New York."
Anthony's desire to play for the New York Knicks is well-known. But Denver would rather trade him to New Jersey because it can receive more assets -- a young prospect (Favors), expiring contracts and first-round draft picks -- from the Nets than it can from New York.If Anthony were to agree to a trade to New Jersey, it would be mainly to get the $65 million contract extension. With the owners playing hardball as a new labor agreement approaches, Anthony may have to settle for tens of millions of dollars less if he were to play out the season in Denver and sign with New York as a free agent this summer. The sources say such a scenario is not out of the question for Anthony.
While the Knicks, who do not have a first-round draft pick to offer Denver in a trade, lack the assets the Nuggets covet, Anthony's desire to play there keeps them in the hunt. Anthony will soon sit down with Nuggets executives Josh Kroenke and Masai Ujiri to discuss his future, and if he tells them he will only sign an extension with New York and not New Jersey, Denver will almost certainly have to begin serious trade talks with the Knicks.
To date, the Nuggets have not engaged in any thorough trade discussions with New York. But the Knicks insist there are several teams that will give them a first-round draft pick in exchange for Anthony Randolph that they could use in a trade, and the strong play of Knicks forward Wilson Chandler this season would seem to have increased his value in the Nuggets' eyes.
Chris Broussard covers the NBA for ESPN The Magazine.
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Melo clearly has the power in this situation. All he has to do is keep waiting and he'll be a Knick. I really don't get why the Nuggets FO is wasting their time with NJ. Of course they will try to paint Melo as the scapegoat, but NO ONE... and I mean NO ONE has a clip, or a quote or anything of substance that shows or even indicates that Melo has changed his stance since the beginning of this whole mess. He won't sign the extension unless he's going to NY. Obviously, he'd rather finish the season in Denver instead of going to NJ.
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Melo clearly has the power in this situation. All he has to do is keep waiting and he'll be a Knick. I really don't get why the Nuggets FO is wasting their time with NJ. Of course they will try to paint Melo as the scapegoat, but NO ONE... and I mean NO ONE has a clip, or a quote or anything of substance that shows or even indicates that Melo has changed his stance since the beginning of this whole mess. He won't sign the extension unless he's going to NY. Obviously, he'd rather finish the season in Denver instead of going to NJ.
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