Report: Chances good that Carmelo finishes the season in Denver

Denver management: Dumbasses

 

Not quite, looks like Dolan has figured out this bluff.

http://www.knicksonline.com/node/954

 

There are reports out there that he will resign with the Nuggets.....

 

Report: I don't care

 

In that case Denver loses.

 

I hope he finishes the season in Denver and re-signs with the Nuggets.

 

Could be Anthony would rather the Nuggets not trade him at all and allow him to sign with NY this summer with a better roster around him.

This whole thing has been a ridiculous 4-way bluff fest, with no one really having a sharp hold on things.

The Nuggets probably are right if they are thinking it's better to ride the full season and playoffs with Anthony keeping the box office humming and the Nuggets up in the standings and then blow it all up in the summer. Blowing it up now for a crummy return and watch their revenue plummet isn't all that worthwhile.

 

Link?

 

Based on what's come out of Melo's mouth, I think he's most concerned about getting the $65 million. But he doesn't want it to be in Denver. He said about a week ago he was concerned about how the new CBA would affect him. So I doubt very much he wants to finish in Denver just so the Knicks don't have to give anything up.

IMO, his priorities are:

1. Getting the full $65 million
2. Going to the Knicks
3. How competitive the Knicks are after he goes there.

 

I think the Nuggets' reasoning for keeping Melo--moreso than revenue generation--would be their expected return on either (a) a Melo extend-and-trade at the 2011 NBA Draft (highly improbable) or (b) a Melo sign-and-trade after the lockout. The rumored package(s) the Knicks are offering are not much better than what Denver could get from New York in a sign-and-trade deal later. That said, why trade him now?

From a money standpoint, it is quite likely that the Nuggets could pull off a Melo trade that would SAVE the team more in salary and tax than it would cost them at the box office, especially given Nuggets fans' newfound disdain for their lame duck superstar.

Remember, though, it's $65 million AFTER 2012. When you factor in Melo's current slated salary for 2011-12, should he not elect to opt out of his current deal and become a free agent, we're talking about a total of $83 million here.

Sure, there could be salary rollbacks under the new CBA. But that risk isn't great enough to walk away from $83 million to take your chances with whatever the new maximum starting salary, number of years and annual raises will be under the new CBA.

Completely agree with your order of priorities, though.

 

LOL! :grin:

 

http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_17341282?source=rss

Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony would take "real hard look" at re-signing, if no trade
By Chris Dempsey
The Denver Post

OAKLAND, CALIF. — Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony said today he would "take a real hard look" at signing a three-year, $65 million contract extension with the Nuggets if he is not dealt by the Feb. 24 trading deadline.

The Nuggets have had the contract extension on the table since June. This is the first time since he was offered the contract that Anthony said publicly he might sign it.

Talking this morning after the team's shootaround, Anthony brushed off recent reports that he might be traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.

"I've never heard of that. That was a new one," Anthony said. "It is what it is. Everyday is something different. I guess now is the Lakers. Until I hear something from the people that I'm

Anthony said he hasn't heard any update from management about a potential trade, and if he isn't moved, he might sign. "I was thinking it was something that I would take a real hard look at ... and make my decision."

Though Anthony has always said he was keeping his options open, he hadn't talked publicly about possibly signing until today.

"As the days go on, that's something that I think about, that nothing might happen, that I'll be here, whether I have to deal with the free-agency market or re-sign the extension here with the Nuggets," he said.

Asked specifically to clarify if he might sign the extension if not traded, Anthony said, "Yeah."

A key regarding that decision, Anthony said, would be understanding what the Nuggets' plan is going forward after this season.

"I'd have to really know and understand what the future holds," Anthony said. "I'm hearing things about what direction they want to go in; they want to get younger and things like that. Though I'm 26, this is my eighth season. I'm not getting younger as far as the years go. Before you know it, I'll be in my 10th, 11th season already. That's something that I really got to take a look at."

The Nuggets are fielding offers from around the league for Anthony. The New York Knicks have long been considered the team Anthony most wants to play for, should he leave Denver. Trade talks with the Knicks are ongoing, as they are with other teams.

Anthony said it wouldn't be an easy decision on whether to sign the extension, nor a quick one. But, he admits to giving it more thought than at any other time since the start of the season because of the impending trade deadline.

Anthony is one of a number of Nuggets whose contracts either expire at the end of the season, or have an opt-out clause that would make them a free agent. Anthony has an opt-out clause, as does center Nene. The Nuggets are also working on a contract extension with coach George Karl.

As each day goes by, other Nuggets have said that it gets easier, that things appear more stable around the team. Anthony said all the trade talk isn't wearing him down and that the team needs to keep fighting to improve its playoff position.

"I think they feed off of me, and my energy," said Anthony, who is averaging 24.6 points and a career-high 7.8 rebounds. "If I come in here and my head is down and moping around and not practicing and not playing hard in games, then they are going to do the same thing. As long as I keep coming in and do what I gotta do and being the guy that I am and the person I am, then they have no worries about it."

Still, he said he is upset that there is a perception that he wants to leave Denver.

"I think a lot of people just look at the moment right now and don't realize all of the other years that I've put in and all of the stuff that I've done, not just for the organization, but for the city of Denver," he said. "And not just basketball, but off the court, too. I think a lot of people just look past that."

 

Totally BS. I think after that stupid twitter incident. Someone is telling him to say all the right thing and not go down the same stupid path like Lebron.

 

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=200508

 

I doubt that now!

Did you guys see the last 8 seconds of the game against GS?

His teammates didn't even get him the ball for the potential game winner. They lost and he threw his headband.

 

I think Melo should have hustled his behind up the court. I don't blame JR Smith for running the ball across the line because there were only 8 seconds left. Melo should have put himself in the middle of what was going on instead of standing way outside the play like he halfway wanted the ball. If there were more time left, he would have a legit reason to be ticked off. When time is running out like that, a player doesn't think the throw the ball backwards.

A major part of the blame falls squarely on Melo.

 

If he had sympathizers on the team before, I think he lost them by throwing his headband.

 

Sounds like Melo is putting the pressure on the Knicks to deal for him now, instead of hoping they can get him for free this summer as a free agent.

 

If Denver was really smart, they wouldn't trade him to NY. Even if Denver decides to trade Melo on draft night to the Knicks, what do the Knicks have that can really help Denver? Nothing.

If I were the GM of the Nuggets, I would be looking at making a trade with the Clippers. Melo would have a better chance at winning a title in three years with them then going to NY. Also, the Clippers have draft picks, young talent, and can give them a trade exception.