Read that too, if you can get Nene to agree not to opt out then I do it, even if it means taking on Harrington's deal. Wouldn't mind getting Forbes back as part of the deal or maybe swinging a 3-way with another team and getting something for Brooks and the "other" Nugget asset.
i WOULD LOVE THAT! Nene is perfect for adlemans system...or just any high tempo team...plus he plays hard d... Then we can let courtney lee and T will bloom... I am down with that.... Id be interested in trying to snake beasly away from t wolves with brooks nuggests asset or twill or something tho
Adding a third team to maximize our return by including Brooks will probably yield the best outcome for the Rox.......IMO. the addition of Nene,Harrington and a nice player or 1rst pick for Brooks would help jolt this team in the right direction. I think Portland, New York and Sac town (maybe Atlanta) have shown interest in Brooks and may have a better return if other assets and players are included in three team deal......IT IS WRITTEN.
No point in trading brooks unless it helps us get nene or melo...or another star. A lottery pick may do it...but I doubt a late lotto is more valuable than brooks in this draft. If we get nene sac has nothing to offer us...cousins or nothing...portland...dont really know what they would give us ... and knicks are a no... only team that would be worth dealing with is Timberwolves for rubio or Beasly.
I have a feeling T-Will is getting dealt, no one denied his talent rather his attitude and with the exception of a few whiny tweets he has been great here. A package of AB, T-Will and another asset might be able to get something of pretty good value back.
I'm wondering if Phoenix would give up Gortat to dump Childress and get back an expiring and a young big (Hill). I'm pretty sure I'd rather have Gortat and Childress instead of Nene and Harrington.
really? if they are even close gortat would cost at least as much seeing as he isnt a free agent next year... so your talkiing about bud hill and draft picsk...i am sure they would do that. They already have lopez...hill could be the back up 4/5 bud high upside would prob excell under nash. Is gortat in the same range as nene?
he's been playing really well for phoenix. i doubt they'd move him, but you obviuosly have to make the call. I've watched Gortat several times recently and I really like his game.
Harrington > Childress...Josh has been a MAJOR bust in PHX and is out of their rotation and while Harrington plays ZERO defense, the guy can score and would be great in the offense. Josh is younger but their contracts are almost identical plus Al's last two years are only partially guaranteed. Love Gortat, he has been great in PHX as expected. Wouldn't mind either one but if you have to add a crappy contract then i'd go with Harrington's deal unless PHX required much less in return.
I see a decent return from portland/NY and I would trade brooks for Beasly like yesterday......I think if the right deal is on the table everybody is available.Its not like we are winning at the rate to really justify not tradeing for anybody that could help benefit us in the present and long run in a trade.Plus you have to pay Brooks soon and do you really think the Rox will pay him near the same as Lowry.....Dont think So!! IT IS WRITTEN.
Childress hasn't played in PHX. But he's a SF who plays excellent defense and he can shoot the 3 ball. He's not playing because PHX has Hill and Dudley and there's no need for him there. But he can play. Phoenix wants to dump him. We could swallow Gortat with our TPE and give them Jeffries and Hill. They save money and get a young big.
Nets resume talks for Anthony [rquoter]Less than a month after the New Jersey Nets pulled out of trade talks, the Denver Nuggets have re-engaged the Nets in discussions on a blockbuster deal for Carmelo Anthony(notes), league sources told Yahoo! Sports. One source described talks as “progressing” and said they have been ongoing between Denver and New Jersey officials over a week. While the precise package being discussed was unclear, sources said talks have centered on a scaled-down package that still includes rookie forward Derrick Favors(notes) and draft picks What also is unknown is whether Anthony has agreed to accept a three-year, $65 million extension with New Jersey if the Nuggets and Nets work out an agreement. The New York Knicks have been firmly engaged in talks with Denver, but haven’t come close to an agreement on a package of players and picks for Anthony. Anthony has expressed his preference to play for New York, but also is determined to get a deal done before the Feb. 24 trade deadline to ensure the contract extension.[/rquoter]
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=6128807 Sources: Nets, Nuggets talk Melo trade By Chris Broussard The New Jersey Nets reached out to the Denver Nuggets about a week ago to resume trade talks concerning Carmelo Anthony, according to league sources. The two clubs are discussing a smaller version of the 13-player, three-team trade they nearly agreed to last month. Detroit was a part of that deal and would have sent Richard Hamilton to New Jersey, but the Pistons are not involved in the new talks. With talks between Denver and the New York Knicks picking up steam over the past couple of weeks, the eventual trading of Anthony to his favored destination of New York before the Feb. 24 trade deadline was beginning to appear imminent. But the Nets' re-emergence is a serious threat to New York's chances since Denver covets New Jersey rookie Derrick Favors and the numerous first-round draft picks the Nets can offer. "New Jersey has come back strong," said one source with knowledge of the discussions. "They really want Anthony." Even if the Nets and the Nuggets agree to terms on a trade, they will still have to cross the significant hurdle of getting Anthony to agree to play long-term in New Jersey by signing a three-year, $65 million contract extension, thereby allowing the teams to pull off an extend-and-trade deal. The key figure in the longest-running trade story of the season is just looking for a little peace at this point. He can't watch TV, can't read the news and can't avoid the same questions he simply can't answer right now. "I really don't know what's going to happen to be honest with you," Anthony said after a Wednesday shootaround as Denver prepared to play the Milwaukee Bucks. It's been known since last summer that Anthony's desire is to play for the Knicks, while the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers are the only other clubs with which he would agree to sign an extension, according to sources. But that hasn't stopped New Jersey from pursuing Anthony since training camp. Though Anthony hasn't told anyone he would sign the extension to play in New Jersey, the Nets have remained confident that he would indeed agree to play there long-term. In January, the clubs, along with Detroit, nearly reached an agreement on a trade that would have been one of the largest in league history. Favors, Devin Harris, Anthony Morrow and two first-round draft picks would have gone to Denver, while the Nets would have received Anthony, Chauncey Billups and Detroit's Hamilton. The Pistons would have taken on Troy Murphy and his expiring contract, along with Johan Petro, from the Nets. When the teams neared an agreement, Denver granted New Jersey permission to meet with Anthony, but Anthony balked at the meeting, only to agree to a face-to-face sitdown with Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov and minority owner Jay-Z two days later. But a day before he was scheduled to meet with Anthony, an irate -- or perhaps savvy -- Prokhorov canceled, saying at a news conference before a game against Utah that the Nets were pulling out of the talks for Anthony for good. As of now, sources said no meeting between Anthony and the Nets is currently scheduled. While Anthony would prefer playing in New York, sources say he has grown frustrated with the Knicks' inability to pull off the trade, especially when reports out of New York suggest the Knicks are hesitant to exchange a collection of role players for him. Sources close to Anthony have long said he would be willing to go to New York as a free agent this summer and thereby risk losing tens of millions of dollars under a new collective bargaining agreement, but as the trade deadline has drawn near, Anthony's willingness to leave that type of money on the table has seemed to wane. That's what New Jersey is banking on. At the very least, New Jersey's re-entry into trade discussions would seem to drive up the price for the Knicks. Denver likes Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Landry Fields and Timofey Mozgov and wants two, if not three, of those players in a deal, as well as point guard Raymond Felton in exchange for Chauncey Billups. Any deal between the Knicks and Nuggets is also likely to include a first-round pick from Minnesota that the Timberwolves would give up in exchange for New York's Anthony Randolph. But the Knicks are reluctant to part with two, much less three, rotation players. Knicks owner James Dolan, however, badly wants to acquire Anthony before the Feb. 24 trade deadline, and sources say he has been pushing team president Donnie Walsh to get a deal done. Walsh and head coach Mike D'Antoni do not want to decimate their roster to get Anthony, especially since they've been confident that Anthony would sign with New York as a free agent this summer. But now that New Jersey is back in the mix, the Knicks' leverage has declined. Meanwhile, Anthony said he's ready for a resolution, even though he insists he's not fretting about what might happen as the Feb. 24 trade deadline approaches. "I know something will have to happen whether I sign the extension or whether the Nuggets move me or whatever," said Anthony, who is averaging 24.9 points a game this season. "Something is going to happen, so I try not to stress myself out about it." That doesn't mean he can avoid the hours upon hours of coverage devoted to one of the NBA's biggest stars. He said he can "see" all the rumors out there, no longer needing to turn on the television in his hotel room. "I turn on the TV, and I turn it right back off because it's always something, it's always a new team, always a rumor, always this person saying that, that person saying this," he said. "I try not to pay attention to it." It isn't easy. He acknowledged his thoughts keep turning to a murky future that he hopes begins to clear in a few days. But first, he'll have to get past at least one more major session with the media over the All-Star break. "I know they're going to be looking to talk to me. And I'm going to be in L.A. for the All-Star Weekend and every media outlet is going to be there, so it's going to be a 'MeloWatch,' I guess," he said.
