As Carmelo Anthony leans toward leaving New York, Chicago and Houston emerge as frontrunners

Melo Tomorrow:

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Haha!

 

WTF ...LOL

 

Marshmallows don't melt, they just burn around the edges.

 

So the Bulls get a full day / 9 hours of Melo time, and the Rockets will only get a half day or less? Not looking good for the home team.

 

Rockets only got 3 hours with Dwight and we all know how that turned out.

 

When you have the best product, it doesn't take much time to sell it.

 

Damn that's lame he gonna be like "alright yall got 35 minutes go!"

 

Exactly. I don't think we have to sell him on much, it's really just a tour of the facilities and a starting salary number. Bulls had a lot more explaining to do.

 

Yes, though he spoke with Chandler every day. Supposedly Noah and Melo have had consistent contact.

 

I imagine a part of our presentation will be replaying Roses injuries for 10 minutes straight and asking Melo "is this what you want!?!?"

 

This may be a more plausible reaction...

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Chicago is selling him on the city?????? Morey needs to show him the crime rate chart for that **** hole!!!!!!

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>New York Knicks will not take Carlos Boozer in sign and trade deal involving Carmelo Anthony <a href="http://t.co/DF06eJRfsN">http://t.co/DF06eJRfsN</a></p>&mdash; ESPN New York (@ESPNNewYork) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNewYork/statuses/484191502784946176">July 2, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Ive heard diff things concerning NYK desires in a potential sign &amp; trade for Melo. Phil clearly doesnt not want Boozer back as part of deal</p>&mdash; Chris Herring (@HerringWSJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/HerringWSJ/statuses/484194215534944256">July 2, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>At the same time, tho, there are some in front office who think getting Boozer back would make sense, for 2 reasons. 1) He still can score</p>&mdash; Chris Herring (@HerringWSJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/HerringWSJ/statuses/484194446901121024">July 2, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>2) Most important: He could be a good piece to trade as an expiring deal come February, which might matter some if Kevin Love is still w MIN</p>&mdash; Chris Herring (@HerringWSJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/HerringWSJ/statuses/484194681937346560">July 2, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Chicago just needs to find a 3rd team to play along now. If Melo wants Chicago, I'd be shocked if they can't make it work.

 

But do they want some Linsanity?

 

LOL

 

S & T deal involving Harden, Lin, and loose change....

C - Howard
PF - Anthony
SF - Parsons
SG - Shumpert
PG - Rondo

 

Sorry if already posted... checked the last few pages and didn't see it.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Source: Dwight 'badly' wants Melo in Houston <a href="http://t.co/6zYuA8M3bf">http://t.co/6zYuA8M3bf</a></p>&mdash; ESPN New York (@ESPNNewYork) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNewYork/statuses/484187521069228032">July 2, 2014</a></blockquote>
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The Chicago Bulls got the first visit with free agent Carmelo Anthony on Tuesday. But the New York Knicks expect to get the last.

The Knicks expect to meet with Anthony after he concludes visits with the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers this week, sources say.

The date and location of the Knicks meeting are unclear at this point.

Up next for Anthony is a meeting with the Rockets, which will take place on Wednesday morning. Rockets stars Dwight Howard and James Harden are going to attend the Rockets’ meeting with Anthony, sources told ESPN.com’s Marc Stein.

Howard, according to sources, is eager to pitch Anthony on the Rockets. Sources say Howard was trying to track down Anthony’s cell phone number to contact him directly to make a pitch over the phone. It is unclear if the two connected, but Howard is believed to be enamored with the idea of playing alongside Anthony.

“He really wants to sell him on Houston,” a source with knowledge of Howard’s thinking said. “He wants Carmelo there badly.”

Both the Rockets and Bulls don’t have the requisite cap space to sign Anthony to a maximum contract. Both teams would need to either shed significant salary to land Anthony or obtain him via sign-and-trade.

It is unclear at this point if Phil Jackson and the Knicks would agree to a sign-and-trade. Doing so would give them compensation for Anthony leaving but would also make Anthony’s path out of New York an easier one. ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard reported late Tuesday that the Knicks would not engage in a sign-and-trade with Chicago involving Carlos Boozer.

The Knicks can offer Anthony a maximum contract of $129 million over five years. Other suitors, such as Houston, Dallas and Los Angeles, can offer Anthony a max contract worth $96 million over four years.

The Mavericks will have the requisite cap space to offer Anthony a max contract, but Mavs owner Mark Cuban has said that he doesn’t plan to offer Anthony a max deal. The Bulls and Rockets, as discussed above, would need to clear significant salary in order to have enough room to give Anthony a maximum contract.