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» Tuesday, September 7 2010 |
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Do I buy that these guys have legit sources? No, I do not. Still, there are plenty of reasons that Carmelo should want to come to Chicago, so I won't completely dismiss the idea that he wants to come here even if I don't buy into the fact that this guy has a legit source close to Carmelo (as they even hedge their own words a bit). Yeah, we're in Carmelo overkill, but I hadn't seen any other articles really linking Chicago to Carmelo in terms of Carmelo wanting to end up here. chicagonow.com |
» Saturday, September 4 2010 |
 While recently-hired Nuggets executive vice president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri said his top priority now is to convince Anthony to sign a three-year, $64.7 million extension offer that is on the table, Billups said he also plans to join in the recruiting of Anthony when he returns to Denver following the conclusion of the Worlds on Sept. 12. "Everybody knows that I want Melo to be a Nugget, and I would love for me to be a Nugget for the rest of my career and finish with him,'' the Team USA captain said in an interview Saturday with FanHouse. "When I get back (from Turkey), I'm going to try to get back into the situation and hopefully keep Melo back in Denver.'' FanHouse.com Since then, there have been reports of Anthony wanting out of Denver. But Billups said he doesn't know if that is true. "I don't know (since) I haven't talked to him for a while whether things may have changed or may haven't changed,'' Billups said. "But I'm still hopeful that he does (sign the extension). But at the same time, it's his life and his situation. He's going to do what's best for him and his family. "In the NBA, I've seen stranger things, man. Just me being a Nugget right now is strange. Everybody thought I was going to end up being a Piston the rest of my career (before being traded in November 2008 from Detroit to Denver). It's crazy how things work out.'' FanHouse.com Jim Boeheim, a Team USA assistant and Anthony's coach at Syracuse, agrees with Billups. Boeheim, who expects to see Anthony on the Syracuse campus shortly before the start of Denver's training camp, could see it as prudent for Anthony to evaluate how the Nuggets look this season. "He's had a great experience in Denver,'' Boeheim, who last spoke with Anthony at his July 10 wedding in New York, said in an interview with FanHouse. "I know he wants to win and he wants to get where he can win. Denver's got a good core of players. If they can add a guy, even one guy, not necessarily a whole lot of guys, they have a chance to be very good. The NBA is so crazy now. He wants to win just like everybody. And, if Denver can win, I'm sure that he can stay there. "He's comfortable (in Denver). I think Melo's thing is to stay where he feels comfortable. He's got to see what Denver does and how the contracts go. ... He should play and have a great year and try to let that work out.'' FanHouse.com Billups never has met Ujiri, who was with the Nuggets as a scout from 2003-07 before departing a little bit more than a year before Billups arrived in Denver. But Billups said he's heard great things about Ujiri, Toronto's assistant general manager before being hired last month by the Nuggets, shortly after they let go of executives Mark Warkentien and Rex Chapman. "What I heard, it's an excellent signing,'' Billups said. "Just talking to (Toronto coach) Jay Triano and Bryan Colangelo (the Raptors general manager who has been at the Worlds), they were devastated to see him leave. Devastated. So that speaks volumes.'' FanHouse.com All this, and we haven't even gotten to the biggest problem facing the Nuggets: Anthony's future. As CBSSports.com first reported Aug. 10 , Melo's advisers already have begun pushing his desire for a trade to the Knicks or Magic; since then, the Rockets and Nets have emerged on Melo's wish list. Anthony still hasn't budged on a three-year, $65 million extension offer, and for good reason. He wanted to see how the offseason would unfold, and hasn't found much to like. The only significant addition was Al Harrington, a sweetheart of a guy who will fill in nicely while Martin and Andersen are shelved but who also will join the Denver culture of jacking up shots first and asking questions later. Neither Anthony nor anyone from his camp has commented publicly on his desire to move on, and sources say the Nuggets are flatly cutting off trade inquiries. But if Anthony still hasn't signed his extension by the February trade deadline, all signs point to him being dealt to a team of his choice; no team would give up significant assets without being assured of Melo's willingness to extend. CBSSports.com |
» Friday, September 3 2010 |
 George Karl does not believe the team's front office turnover and the uncertainty over Carmelo Anthony's future portend poorly for the coming season. "For some reason, our P.R. in the summer, it seems like people like to think that we're going to be awful. And I just go, why? Why do they think this? We've put three 50-win seasons on the board. Even without Melo I think we're a good basketball team. "I think we're going to work something out with Melo and it's going to come out positive for Denver Nugget basketball. I don't know what that is, but that's my belief inside, it's my positive energy that I now can push on basketball a little bit more than I push on my health." Denver Post Nets general manager Billy King steadfastly has maintained a "no comment" stance on any trade possibilities and did so again yesterday. But the Nets have enough pieces, including 10 draft picks over three years and young players, to devise a trade for Anthony. In recent years, that has been the way teams have gone if dealing franchise players -- seeking picks and cap relief over star power-for-star power deals. Whatever the price, it appears Brook Lopez would not be allowed to enter the equation and is the Nets' lone untouchable. Should Denver gamble and keep Anthony, the Nets would be in position next summer with roughly $20 million in cap space to make a free-agency pitch. New York Post Meanwhile, the Nuggets are telling teams they are not listening to any trades offers for Anthony. Of course, they never have really told anyone that they are trying to trade him. "They have a new [management] team and the last thing they want to do is trade their best and most popular player," one executive with an opposing team said. "It looks like they are trying to calm the waters [in Denver]," said another. New York Post Anthony, whom I've yet to be heard from, reportedly wants to be traded to New York. ... Or Houston. Whatever. Anthony's unspoken words have come through the failure to sign a three-year/$65 million extension. That seems to indicate he no longer wants to play in Denver, unless the kid has mental issues of which I've never heard. Bypassing $65 million for three years at age 26 almost makes me want to question his sanity, particularly entering a season after which a lockout, in my opinion, surely is to follow. Following the lockout, it's conceivable new rules under a new Collective Bargaining Agreement could prevent a similar offer. But what does Anthony want? Is it a title? Does he want to help hook up his wife, La La's career? Which is the priority? If he's all in on a title, then the Kings should be all in on acquiring him. If not, then make sure that real cap room is spent on a player dedicated and committed to winning. Marty McNeal Karl imagines one more run with the current roster, playing well enough to make the playoffs and adding a healthy Kenyon Martin in time to be a postseason threat. Of course, that assumes a bunch of players not offered contract extensions don't mope their way right out of the playoff bracket. And it assumes new team president Josh Kroenke and executive vice president Masai Ujiri don't start trading off expiring contracts. Denver Post |
» Thursday, September 2 2010 |
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Sorry to disappoint again: Anthony isn’t even on the market. Not yet, anyway. That status could certainly change before NBA teams open training camps later this month, should Ujiri prove unsuccessful in his forthcoming attempt(s) to convince Anthony to sign the three-year, $65 million contract extension that the Nuggets, right around the June draft, believed Melo was on the verge of accepting. The current reality, however, is that Melo is not in play for trade pitches. ESPN.com The Nuggets can do nothing to prevent the futures of Anthony, Chris Paul and Deron Williams – “I have a feeling he’s next for all these trade stories,” one Western Conference team official said of D-Will – from becoming the new season’s sidebar obsession to the actual basketball. But they can tell teams that call about Anthony that they’re not ready to discuss potential Melo trade scenarios. ESPN.com Yet sources tied to five potential Anthony suitors, reached in recent days by ESPN.com, all relayed the same story about the Nuggets’ response: They’re pretty much ending these conversations before they even start by saying that they don't want to engage in Melo talks. Ujiri's Denver superiors instead want him to lead the club's mountain climb of a bid to try to reconnect with the 26-year-old scoring machine before they even consider trading him, hoping that memories of Ujiri and Anthony breaking in together as Nuggets rookies in 2003-04 bring some sort of positive karma. ESPN.com Although one source close to the situation insisted last week that a trade could materialize quickly enough that Anthony “might never wear a Nuggets uniform again,” Denver isn’t obligated to do anything drastic before the February trading deadline. ESPN.com |
» Wednesday, September 1 2010 |
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Prior to hiring Ujiri last week, one league source said the Nuggets were “asking for the world” in trade talks for Anthony. If Anthony doesn’t sign the extension, he could opt out of the final year of his contract and become a free agent at the end of the season. Yahoo! Sports Anthony has declined to sign a three-year, $65 million contract extension offer from the Nuggets and sources close to him said he wants to be sent to another team. Ujiri, however, said Tuesday he is having regular conversations with Anthony’s agent Leon Rose and hopes to set up a meeting with Anthony soon. Ujiri also said he would prefer not to trade Anthony and said Nuggets ownership supports his position. “I want ‘Melo to be a Nugget. The whole city wants ‘Melo to be a Nugget. Ownership wants ‘Melo to be a Nugget,” Ujiri said. “We want to get a good feel from him and let us know how he’s feeling. With this situation, it’s ‘Melo and his life. We have to give the kid the benefit of the doubt. There are some times where he feels down with things, and that doesn’t go our way. Yahoo! Sports Ujiri said he will reserve judgment until he hears from Anthony that he wants to be traded. "It's a process," Ujiri said. "Until he tells me that, we want him back, the city wants him back, ownership wants him back. I think they've done a great job here. He's been here seven years, seven years in the playoffs. What he's brought to the city is positive, and I think he'll build on that." Denver Post "I think that all the speculation is about the team," Ujiri said. "I think the team is a good team. I don't know if he has anything that he wants us to do. I think he's been treated very well by this organization, and he'll continue to be treated well by this organization. "I'll wait and talk to Melo and see what he has to say. I think so far things have been positive. There's been a lot of speculation, but hey, that's how it works in our business." Denver Post “I’m sure he’s up and down in his mind. That’s obvious. But there is a little bit of patience. Let him come and tell us how he feels.” Ujiri, however, declined to speculate whether ‘Melo would be in uniform for the start of this season. Nor would he answer in detail whether he was refusing to trade Anthony, saying only, “I don’t know. … I want him to be a Nugget and the city wants ‘Melo to be a Nugget.” Yahoo! Sports Kroenke took aim at a recent column on Yahoo.com that cited sources who detailed a deteriorating relationship between team executives and Anthony's representation, headed by agent Leon Rose. "Anything that has been said is either someone trying to manipulate the situation behind the scenes or other motives that are unknown at this point," Kroenke said. "But Melo and his representation have been great to us. "I think he knows he can come to me as an individual. We have that amount of respect that we can talk about things openly in a noncombative way. So anything that has been stated from sources behind sources . . . All of our talks have been extremely cordial. I haven't had a negative conversation with Carmelo Anthony since I've known him, and that goes back to my time as a college basketball player. I don't have a bad word to say about Melo as a person." Denver Post |
» Tuesday, August 31 2010 |
 Jon Rothstein: Hearing from an #NBA league source that the #Nets are not including Brook Lopez in any trade discussions w #Nuggets 4 Carmelo Anthony. If #Nuggets were to make deal w #Nets, they would likely move Billups in another deal bc of Harris. check #Nets first round picks...its 9 over next several years....I'm told multiple picks would be involved in #Nuggets deal Twitter #Warriors, #Bulls, and #Clippers are also in mix for for Melo...LAC are long shot according to #NBA league source. #Warriors offer for Melo would be Stephen Curry, Biedrins, and picks...GSW unsure tho about parting w Curry Twitter Marc J. Spears: New Nugs GM Masai Ujiri tells Y! Sports he plans to meet with Melo soon, but nothing set as yet. "I want Melo to be a Nugget," Ujiri said. Twitter Marc J. Spears: While Nugs GM Masai Ujiri doesn't want to trade Melo, the franchise hasn't closed the door on the possibility. Twitter Asked if the organization has a read on what Anthony wants to hear from management or see done with the team, Ujiri said he will wait-and-see. "I think that all the speculation is about the team," Ujiri said. "I don't want people to forget that this is a good basketball team. This basketball team was in the Western Conference Finals. I think the team is a good team. I don't know if he has anything in his hand that he wants us to do. I think he's been treated very well by this organization and he'll continue to be treated well by this organization. "I'll wait and talk to Melo and see what he has to say. I think so far things have been positive. There's been a lot of speculation, but hey, that's how it works in our business." Denver Post If and when the Denver Nuggets commit to a sign-and-trade for Carmelo Anthony, the Kings will thrust themselves into the conversation. Count on it. The Nuggets have offered their all-Star small forward a three-year, $65 million extension, but his intentions are unclear. Is he serious about wanting out? Or just posturing for a sweeter deal? Regardless, the Nuggets front office upheaval doesn't help matters. Sacramento Bee They are absolutely interested in a game-changer type of player, someone who puts fannies in the seats and affects the won-loss percentage, e.g., a Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony. You can be assured inquiries have been made and discussions will be ongoing. Sacramento Bee |
» Sunday, August 29 2010 |
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Chris Mannix: According to Melo's wife, La La, Melo's account was hacked last night and it was NOT Melo who posted those tweets. Twitter From Carmelo Anthony to J.R. Smith to other issues, Ujiri, the Nuggets' new executive vice president of basketball operations, is going to have to solve a bucket's worth of problems. He got started Friday in his new capacity. "We're going to do everything we can to keep the Denver Nuggets being a winning program," Ujiri said. "People should not forget the team has been successful in the last few years. Yes, we want to take it to the next level. That's why you do this job, to win. I assure the fans and supporters of this club that that's our main goal — to win. I know (coach) George Karl. I know (owner) Josh Kroenke, I know (previous owner) Stan Kroenke. They want to win. That's what I want to do. I want to win." Denver Post In the midst of a slew of reports that at the very least suggest, and at the most definitively say, the Nuggets superstar is as good as gone, Ujiri says the team still wants the high-scoring forward. "I love Melo," Ujiri said. "I grew up in this league with Melo, kind of. It was my first years in the league, and I watched him grow. The Denver Nuggets want to keep Melo, and that's our priority. Carmelo is the Denver Nuggets, he's the city of Denver. He's done so well on this team. So we're going to deal with the issue full force." Denver Post Asked specifically if he thinks there is a chance Anthony could still be a Nugget for years to come, Ujiri replied, "Yes. He's a superstar in the league, and that's our priority. We want to keep Melo. We love Melo. That's all I can say." Denver Post |
» Saturday, August 28 2010 |
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Sam Amico: Early word around NBA is Nuggets will try to trade Carmelo to 1 of 3 teams: Wolves, Kings, Nets. In other words, careful what you wish for. Twitter Take it for what it's worth, but the Wizards recently made an obligatory call to the Denver Nuggets to check on the availability of all-star forward Carmelo Anthony, a league source said on Friday. The source added that the Wizards were simply doing their due diligence and that the same phone call was made by "29 teams. Carmelo is pretty good." Washington Post The likelihood of Anthony returning to play professionally near his home town of Baltimore is on the shady side of slim. Denver has told league executives that it is seeking a package of expiring contracts, future draft picks and young prospects in any deal for its franchise cornerstone. Washington Post With All-Star Carmelo Anthony and his representatives having delivered a virtual ultimatum to the Nuggets about trading him, the Nets are viewed as one of the teams with the strongest chance of landing the 6-foot-8 forward. Why? "They have the pieces to trade and the draft picks," one NBA team executive said. "He'd play for them. Yes, I do think the Nets have a legit shot." New York Post So the Nets, who have held no discussions to date with the Nuggets, are very interested. The price of course would be steep. One team insider intimated that for a player of Anthony's stature, no current Net would be deemed untouchable, including Brook Lopez. "But then, would Carmelo want to go to New Jersey?" asked one opposing team executive. "Sure, it's always about money, but this summer has also shown that it's about winning for the players. Carmelo would not have that good a chance to win there without Brook Lopez." New York Post "I really don't think they know what they are going to do yet," the source said of the Nuggets. Washington Post "Denver still has him under contract, and they can always wait," one agent said. "They don't have to trade him now." New York Post Anthony has guided the Nuggets to the playoffs every season since leading Syracuse to the national title as a freshman in 2003, but the longer he goes without signing a three-year, $65 million extension that's been on the table for two months, the greater the alarm grows in Denver that his seven-year stint in Colorado could be coming to a close. ''Of course, that's going to be the priority,'' Ujiri said in a phone interview from Toronto. ''Melo is a great player, I think arguably a top-5 player in the NBA. ... It's a challenge, but I'll meet with Melo at some point. He's in China and he'll come back in the next couple of days. So, we'll set something up.'' New York Times Ujiri said he'll get to Denver on Sunday and huddle with other team officials to formulate a strategy over trying to keep Anthony through the 2013-14 season. ''I think that Melo maybe sometimes he goes through this in his mind and says, `Should I stay? Should I go?' That's natural with somebody of his caliber and obviously sometimes he'll have his frustrations,'' Ujiri said. ''But we love Melo. The city loves Melo. The players, the coaches.'' New York Times |
» Friday, August 27 2010 |
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The task of receiving anywhere near market value for Anthony in trade only figures to be more difficult with a growing perception the 6-foot-8 Denver forward is more interested in winning an Oscar than an NBA title. As a league executive told me: Anthony used to bleed basketball. But if you opened him up now and looked inside, what could be found closest to the player's heart? A love of the game? Or the desire to be a Hollywood star? Denver Post In recent months, as the Nuggets got bounced from the NBA playoffs during the first round, Anthony made a plea for needing more help on the team and franchise management grew increasingly frustrated by the forward's stubborn refusal to sign a $65 million contract extension, team officials have privately cursed Vazquez's influence. Denver Post Virtually every key figure of a team that advanced to the Western Conference finals in 2009 will no longer be around when the dust settles from a major shakeup of the Nuggets, predicted a league executive who has kept close tabs on the increasingly volatile situation in Denver. Denver Post |
» Thursday, August 26 2010 |
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Kroenke has decided to deal with CAA in a way most of the league is too fearful to try. Leon Rose, the agent who works with Wesley, backed down, sources said, and is willing to be more open-minded on potential trade destinations. Anthony wants to leave Denver and get his three-year, $65 million contract extension now. This partnership is rounding third and rapidly reaching disrepair. Denver is willing to trade Anthony, J.R. Smith and Kenyon Martin, and start over again, sources said. Yahoo! Sports The Nuggets made it clear to teams they want young players and draft picks for Anthony, league executives said. The New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers have emerged as the two most probable destinations for Anthony because they have assets that appeal to Denver. The geography works for Anthony because of his wife LaLa Vazquez’s entertainment career. Golden State and Houston are contenders, too. What’s more, the Charlotte Bobcats are a sleeper because of Anthony’s Brand Jordan shoe deal and the team’s ability to give the Nuggets a salary-dump proposal. Yahoo! Sports With nothing to trade for Anthony, though, New York isn’t considered a strong contender in the eyes of Denver management. Yahoo! Sports Carmelo Anthony wants out of Denver, and World Wide Wes delivered that message to the Nuggets with all the delicacy of a jackhammer at Sunday morning services. Do yourself a favor and trade him, the agent told the organization weeks ago. Yahoo! Sports Denver was furnished with a short list of teams and told to get to work. Yes, this how William Wesley and Leon Rose of CAA work now, thick with threats and ultimatums and a swagger suggesting that the sport belongs to them. After Anthony told owner-in-waiting Josh Kroenke that he still wanted out of Denver during a Sunday meeting, the Nuggets appear done trying to sell their All-Star forward on a contract extension. Yahoo! Sports This wasn’t a productive, nor particularly pleasant, meeting and multiple sources said it could turn out to be the point of no return for Anthony and the organization. Sources insist it’s no longer a matter of if the Nuggets trade Anthony, but when, where and for whom he’s traded for. “It’s almost a given they’re going to move him,” said a front-office executive who’s talked with the Nuggets and Anthony’s agents with CAA. Yahoo! Sports |
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