[Yahoo!] Carmelo privately expressing more enthusiasm to join Rockets than Knicks

mbe1996 · Oct 17, 2010

Sportingnews.com has our team preview up for this year..I do not know how to do the link. It quotes Morey as talking about looking for a upgrade and says that we ARE interested in Paul or Anthony. You need to google... Carmelo Anthony Rockets under goole news.

emjohn · Oct 17, 2010

ReD_1 said:

It seems Melo is out of reach for Rockets. Move on
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At this point, I'm thinking odds are pretty high that he plays out the year and goes to the Knicks as a FA.

If he does get traded, I think it'll have to be as a rental in February.

Unless Favors explodes in Nov/Dec, the Nets deal has fizzled out.

Chicago brass thinks Noah/Deng makes them better, but might change their mind when they have their annual stinker in Nov.

The Knicks offer is crap, and if they realize they just have to wait for the summer because he won't extend anywhere else, their offer won't go beyond Curry and filler.

I still think the Rockets and Mavs are the most likely teams to push and take Melo as a rental.

ASidd_1990 · Oct 17, 2010

emjohn said:

At this point, I'm thinking odds are pretty high that he plays out the year and goes to the Knicks as a FA.

If he does get traded, I think it'll have to be as a rental in February.

Unless Favors explodes in Nov/Dec, the Nets deal has fizzled out.

Chicago brass thinks Noah/Deng makes them better, but might change their mind when they have their annual stinker in Nov.

The Knicks offer is crap, and if they realize they just have to wait for the summer because he won't extend anywhere else, their offer won't go beyond Curry and filler.

I still think the Rockets and Mavs are the most likely teams to push and take Melo as a rental.
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Do you believe Melo gets traded before the season starts?

Da_Spark · Oct 17, 2010

ASidd_1990 said:

Do you believe Melo gets traded before the season starts?
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He will get traded in a few weeks.

coachbadlee · Oct 18, 2010

Gallo's Heard The Rumors: If The New York Knicks can pry Carmelo Anthony away from the Denver Nuggets, Knicks' forward Danilo Gallinari will be part of that deal. That's something Gallo has heard since training camp opened and while players can do little about trade rumors, and even less about being included in a trade, Gallinari wants everyone who's listening to know – he loves being a Knick.

"Look, I'm very happy here and I don't want to go anywhere else," Gallinari said to Yahoo's Eurosport. "I love New York, I love playing on this team, I love the coach and his system and the people around here. I'm in the perfect place and I want to be here for a long time. I don't want to leave."

The Knicks have had informal talks with several teams about trades, specifically aimed at acquiring high level draft picks that they hope to use to improve the team either in a deal with Denver for Carmelo Anthony or a deal with Portland for disgruntled guard Rudy Fernandez.

Two teams who held talks with New York indicated recently that the Knicks were highly reluctant to engage in talks about Gallinari and obviously view him as a serious asset. The same cannot be said of Knicks guard Wilson Chandler, who is likely the player moved if the Knicks trigger a draft pick type trade.Sources close to the situation said that unless a major forward is acquired, the odds Gallinari is even offered to another team by New York is slim, but that hasn't stopped the 6'10 Gallinari from making his case and making it clear he likes where he's at and hopes he can stick around.
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I wonder if Houston is still involved.

coachbadlee · Oct 19, 2010

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=5705466
Just starting to pick up again with NY!

moose · Oct 19, 2010

can this thread please die, or move to the nba dish.

coachbadlee · Oct 19, 2010

moose said:

can this thread please die, or move to the nba dish.
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Many people may not see this as news anymore, but i do because Houston may be involved.

DaJet · Oct 28, 2010

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AoErIy9b7UPPAhtPcmRL9Oy8vLYF?slug=mc-anthonynuggets102810

DENVER – Not long after George Karl made his triumphant return with a resounding victory over the Utah Jazz, the Denver Nuggets coach had an important announcement for the assembled media. Despite Carmelo Anthony’s(notes) well-chronicled efforts to push for a trade, Karl said, the Nuggets are ”going to keep him here whether he knows it or not.”

Anthony later laughed off his coach’s attempt at humor because that’s all it was – a joke. For all the goodwill inspired by the Nuggets’ season-opening rout of their Northwest Division rival, Anthony told Yahoo! Sports Wednesday night that he still doesn’t intend to sign the team’s three-year, $64 million contract extension.

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Carmelo Anthony says he doesn't intend to sign the Nuggets' contract extension offer.
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Anthony actually considers these Nuggets more talented than the team he helped take to the 2009 Western Conference finals. But even that doesn’t seem enough to convince him to stay, despite the best intentions of Karl, Nuggets president Josh Kroenke and new vice president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri.

”They want to sit down and talk, but my thing is it’s way beyond this year,” Anthony told Yahoo! Sports after scoring a team-high 23 points in the Nuggets’ victory. ”It ain’t got nothing to do with the new GM, Josh, the players. For me, I feel it’s a time for change.

”If I do nothing now, I’m never going to do anything. I feel like my time is now to make a decision if I want to leave or if I want to stay.”

League sources still expect the Nuggets to try to trade Anthony rather than risk losing him for nothing when he can opt out of his contract at the end of the season. Denver’s options could improve after Dec. 15 when free agents who signed in the offseason can be traded. Sources close to Anthony say he is worried about being dealt to a team that has to gut its roster to acquire him. Possible trade partners also aren’t going to want to give up much for Anthony unless they receive some kind of assurance he’ll sign an extension. Another potential roadblock is the $1 million trade kicker Anthony has in his contract.

In July 2006, Anthony signed a five-year, $80 million contract extension that included an opt-out before the final season. He passed on taking a shorter deal like the ones that allowed his fellow draft class members LeBron James(notes), Dwyane Wade(notes) and Chris Bosh(notes) to become free agents this summer. At the time, Anthony called it a ”no-brainer” to take the guarantee of another year of salary – even though it limited his flexibility – because he still remembered how much his family struggled for money when he was growing up.

Four years later, Anthony no longer feels the pressure to take the maximum extension the Nuggets are offering.

”I can’t go out there playing and thinking like that,” he said. ”I won’t be able to be as effective as I can be out there thinking like that.”

Anthony has been interested in playing for the New York Knicks or Chicago Bulls, sources close to him said in September. The Bulls and Nuggets talked that month, league sources said, but the Nuggets didn’t have much interest in acquiring forward Luol Deng(notes) and his hefty contract, and the Bulls didn’t want to part with center Joakim Noah(notes). League sources also continue to say the Knicks don’t have the right pieces to put together a credible offer for Anthony.

The New Jersey Nets made a bid to land Anthony with a package built around rookie forward Derrick Favors(notes), but the Nuggets wanted to continue exploring their options. The Nuggets remain confident they can resume talks with the Nets at any time. One source close to Anthony, however, doesn’t think he has warmed much to the idea of playing for the Nets.

”Well, we have to see what happens,” Anthony said. ”I’m keeping my options open.”

Anthony didn’t have to endure any substantial heckling from Nuggets fans during the season opener. He heard ”a couple boos” when he missed two straight shots, but nothing that bothered him. When he wasn’t in the game, Anthony cheered for his teammates from the bench. With the Nuggets well on their way to routing the Jazz, he went to the sideline for good midway through the fourth quarter and received a strong ovation from the crowd.

Once the final buzzer sounded, Anthony walked to the locker room with his young son, Kiyan. Soon after, Anthony exchanged pleasantries with Ujiri.

”I looked at it like another game,” Anthony said. ”Another night.”

The question now: How many more nights will Anthony continue to wear a Nuggets uniform?
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Bump.

NJRocket · Oct 28, 2010

coachbadlee said:

Many people may not see this as news anymore, but i do because Houston may be involved.
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He is not coming to Houston...he doesnt want to come here. Its NY or bust. Houston, while we make sense, isnt on his radar

DaJet · Oct 28, 2010

NJRocket said:

He is not coming to Houston...he doesnt want to come here. Its NY or bust. Houston, while we make sense, isnt on his radar
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You don't know that for a fact, no one does.

DaDakota · Oct 28, 2010

NJRocket said:

He is not coming to Houston...he doesnt want to come here. Its NY or bust. Houston, while we make sense, isnt on his radar
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You are correct, and why should he settle for anything other than what he wants?

He has the power, he can simply walk and sign in NY in the offseason.....

It is his career, he should do whatever he wants....NY it is.

DD

desi tmac91 · Oct 28, 2010

Do you have any idea how much worse our defense would be if we were to trade for Melo?

rockets934life · Oct 28, 2010

desi tmac91 said:

Do you have any idea how much worse our defense would be if we were to trade for Melo?
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Dude isn't coming here but if he did, our "D" just gave up 132 points...not much worse.

NJRocket · Oct 28, 2010

rockets934life said:

Dude isn't coming here but if he did, our "D" just gave up 132 points...not much worse.
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lol....thats a pretty fair point!

desi tmac91 · Oct 28, 2010

rockets934life said:

Dude isn't coming here but if he did, our "D" just gave up 132 points...not much worse.
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LOL this is true.

Rocketman2000 · Oct 28, 2010

DaDakota said:

You are correct, and why should he settle for anything other than what he wants?

He has the power, he can simply walk and sign in NY in the offseason.....

It is his career, he should do whatever he wants....NY it is.

DD
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As long as he joins the Knicks NEXT year, I want the Knicks to be a 2-5 lotto pick this year so we can trade picks with them. Nevertheless if we keep losing we'll be up their in the lotto with them

xtruroyaltyx · Jul 7, 2014

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