Nets trying to include Pistons in 3-team trade for Anthony

I agree that nobody is going to want to deal with them in future deals because of this. You have two other teams, and 13 players who have been virtually announced that they are being shipped out, and they at the last minute they pull a stunt like this. Very unprofessional.

They didnt know what they wanted to get for Melo until they got it, and they are going for a little bit more. I hope this deal blows up in their face and Melo ends up walking.

If I am Melo's camp i leak an annoucement that I am going to just sit and play out the season and go to New York in the summer. Force them to make the decision now, or lose him for nothing.

 

Nets gonna regret this trade ...Favors is going to be a beast.....They can sign a star in the near future...Anthony isnt the answer

 

If Rose wants NY, he'd simply tell Melo to shut his mouth and play til the end of the year. That would make by far the most sense, as the Knicks have enough room to give him the max next offseason. It would also make the most sense from a winning perspective as the Knicks won't have to give up anything.

Any trade where the team gives up the farm for him implies that Melo doesn't really care for the Knicks that much.

 

So now Chris Broussard tweets that

-Denver is now asking for the Nets to take Harrington & Renaldo Balkman as part of the deal along with Melo and Chauncey Billups and add an additional first round pick along with Favors, 2 other picks, Devin Harris and expiring contracts.

Swinging for the fences are we... really hope this blows up in their face.

-My guess is that they agreed upon the deal that was set in motion on Saturday. They just didnt expect it to come to fruition this quick. Their attempt now is to delay this trade till the deadline to get New Jersey to fold at the last minute.

 

If Rose and Melo wanted NY, he wouldnt have brokered a deal to get Rip to New Jersey in exchange for Murphy. He is down for NJ if they have other surrounding pieces around him. Not just him and Lopez and a 10-20 record.

 

Rose is trying to get Melo to NY and get the extension. He wouldn't simply tell Melo to shut his mouth and play. Rose wants the money too. Remember how he gets paid?????

 

Denver is trying to get rid of all long term contracts they have. I don't blame them but they need to be careful because the Nets might get tired of this and pull their offer. If the Nets pull their offer, Denver is screwed.

 

If Leon Rose is looking out for himself (which I am sure he is), he'd want Melo to get the highest probability of getting the highest amount of dollars he can get (commissions, etc. etc.). If that's the case, isn't that scenario Melo going to the Nets to secure that deal now? That's the least amount of risk as far as getting top dollar, prior to lockout/new CBA/etc.

Also - Denver is betting heavy that the Nets are in this too deep, so they're trying to get as much as they can get. To me, Denver looks indecisive - perhaps Ujiri agreed to something before vetting it with Kroenke? They do have a fairly inexperienced GM...

 

What is Denver waiting for? Balking is not good for them or for anybody involved.

 

Great update.

 

So, essentially Denver is trying to get Favors plus 4 medicore first round picks and Morrow for Melo, Billups, Carter, and Balkman and now they're trying to figure out how to dump Harrington as well.

 

Yes, If the Nets are smart, they counter back with pulling two picks and Morrow to their offer and just offer 1 first round pick, Favors, and an expiring for just Melo, and deal Devin Harris and Troy Murphy in separate trades.

They still have the best package to offer, the only difference here being they would have to wait till the trade deadline when Denver finally caves.

 

No reason to include Harrington in this deal, Denver can just deal Harrington some where else, in a side move.

Like for example Orlando, they could use a PF with 3 point range to help create more space for D. Howard inside. Harrington can also take a sixth man role, and give more fire power to Orlando's bench. Orlando still has 6.3 million in TE from trading Gortat, so they can pretty much absorb Harrington's contract (given that their in a win now mode) without having to give out equal salary in return.

 

Or they could have just kept Rashard Lewis since he does exactly what you mentioned. Orlando's primary concern is a serviceable backup center who can block shots and rebound.

Denver is trying to take advantage of the power the possess for the moment and push this deal as far it will go. Because lets face it, they have till the trade deadline to do this deal. Why not see how much bang you can get for the buck.

 

The Nets actually have a couple of pretty good picks.

They own the Warriors' 2012 first round pick (only top-7 protected), which is the main prize for Denver among the picks.

Also, the Nets' own 2011 first round pick should be at least decent, given the massive hole they will need to climb out of in order to make the playoffs. Either they succeed and it's the #15 or #16 pick (not too shabby) or they fail and it's the #9 or #10 pick (even better).

Sad as it is to say, the Rockets' lottery-protected 2012 first rounder looks like it will be pretty decent. Odds are that pick (eventually) falls in the #16 to #19 range or so.

Also, the Lakers' 2011 pick (top-18 protected) might be the best Laker first round pick in quite some time. Yeah, it is definitely mediocre (which is why the Nuggets will probably "let" the Nets keep it), but it could be in the early 20s.

 

Ummm, it's one possible low end lotto pick that could turn out to be trash if GS winds up in the top 7. If that Nets trade goes through, they are going to push into the playoffs in a very top heavy East that is very mediocre to poor after the first 5 teams. The Nets will have no trouble making the playoffs over there unless CA and/or Lopez/Billups suffers a major injury. So, you've got a #3 pick (Favors), at best a #8 pick (but probably not), and 3 mid to late first rounders.......some of those coming in a year when it is likely that most of the major college talent stays in school because of the lockout.

 

Orlando does not have an expiring salary to trade for Harrington.


But we've got a trade exception. ; ) And plenty of expirings ; )

 

Its funny that Morey secretly has him fingerprints all over this trade because without the Rockets 2012 pick, the Nets would have had way less flexibility in trading their picks. This is a reason why its hard to believe Morey really wanted Melo to begin with.

 

I still say part of the reasoning behind the TWill deal was to force the Knicks to up the ante. I still believe that. And I still think this is not done yet. I think the Knicks are going to make a definitive run at him and they're gonna have to go through us to do it.