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

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abc2007 said:

From all the information that I have read, I feel that the most important things for Melo are fame and win (you can say that is one way to acquire fame).
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impossible for me to track Melo's motivation. if the initial reports of NY, NJ and Rockets were true, there's no common thread among those teams to clearly know what Anthony's wants. as far as i can figure, he just wants out of Denver.

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ico4498 said:

impossible for me to track Melo's motivation. if the initial reports of NY, NJ and Rockets were true, there's no common thread among those teams to clearly know what Anthony's wants. as far as i can figure, he just wants out of Denver.
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it's probably a few things, winning titles, making as much money as possible and the big lights are probably the 3, he's probably figuring a few teams can give him 2, and none can really give him 3.

#2102 Aleron, Sep 21, 2010
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Da_Spark said:

Can you prove that he is?
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I never said I could prove it or that he would sign an extension. You said

One problem tho, Melo doesn't want to sign an extension with the Nets
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I said that's speculation that he wouldn't.

You said it and you are/were so sure he doesn't.

#2103 J.R., Sep 21, 2010
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I am not sure about it. But, I am sure he will get more votes than his 2003 classmates James, Wade, & Bosh in the ASG.

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How many Melo M6's do you think he'd sell in China in his first year in Houston? lol
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#2104 abc2007, Sep 21, 2010
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Aleron said:

it's probably a few things, winning titles, making as much money as possible and the big lights are probably the 3, he's probably figuring a few teams can give him 2, and none can really give him 3.
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You could argue Houston can provide all three.

Winning titles, check!

Big lights, check!

Money, check! And even more with the Yao and China factor.

#2105 ASidd_1990, Sep 21, 2010
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ASidd_1990 said:

You could argue Houston can provide all three.

Winning titles, check!

Big lights, check!

Money, check! And even more with the Yao and China factor.
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Bingo

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hsf09 said:

I never said I could prove it or that he would sign an extension. You said I said that's speculation that he wouldn't.

You said it and you are/were so sure he doesn't.
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Sorry, what? I wasn't paying attention.

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Da_Spark said:

Sorry, what? I wasn't paying attention.
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Nothing. You're just speculating like the rest of the us. That's all.

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Melo Update

Sources: Carmelo Anthony lists choices

Carmelo Anthony's wish list starts with the New York Knicks, but that's not the only trade destination he's targeting.

Sources briefed on the state of Anthony's ongoing push to be dealt by the Denver Nuggets told ESPN.com on Tuesday that the Chicago Bulls are a firm 1A on his list. This is partly attributed to the fact that the Bulls are much closer to assembling the sort of package Denver would want in return for its franchise player than the Knicks.

Over the last 72 hours, sources said, Anthony's representatives -- headed by agent Leon Rose -- have been ramping up the pressure on the Nuggets to complete a deal with the Knicks or the Bulls before training camps open leaguewide next week.

Sources say that Denver officials, however, are not inclined to rush into anything. ESPN.com reported Sunday night that the Nuggets, in recent days, have been telling interested teams for the first time that they are willing to field offers for Anthony after resisting such inquiries for weeks.

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But even as the Nuggets have opted to see what sort of haul can be had for their high-scoring forward, there remains strong sentiment within the organization to slow the process down in hopes of mounting one last campaign to win back Anthony's support.

The Nuggets, sources said, are clinging to the hope that Anthony might reconsider his trade-me stance once he starts hearing some Denver-friendly voices upon reporting to camp after weeks of isolation from the organization.

Anthony will be greeted by the likes of head coach George Karl and trusted teammate Chauncey Billups trying to convince the 26-year-old that his current team is not far away from a return to contention in the Western Conference and that the foundation of the group that reached the West finals in 2009 should not be scrapped.

Yet sources say that the message from Anthony's camp to the Nuggets has stayed consistent: New York and Chicago are the preferred landing spots, with New Jersey and Houston also still in the conversation.

The Nets remain a viable option because of their planned move to Brooklyn and because the Nets have what several rival executives believe to be the deepest cache of assets to satisfy Denver's trade demands in its worst-case scenario.

Though the Rockets are the fourth known team in the Anthony sweepstakes, multiple sources close to the situation insisted Friday that Houston is not making guard Kevin Martin part of the discussions. The Nuggets, sources maintain, would expect a combination of expiring contracts, future first-round draft picks and at least one marketable young talent if they ultimately concede that Anthony must be traded between now and the February trading deadline.
The Nuggets have offered Anthony, who can become a free agent next July, a three-year extension worth $65 million.

ESPN.com reported Monday that the Nets are widely regarded in NBA front-office circles as the frontrunner for Anthony. New Jersey is reportedly willing to package No. 3 overall pick Derrick Favors with the expiring contracts of Troy Murphy and Kris Humphries and at least one future first-rounder.

It's believed that the Nets, though, would insist on Anthony agreeing to a contract extension as part of the trade -- as Kevin Garnett did when Minnesota sent him to Boston in the summer of 2007 -- before they agree to surrender assets such as Favors and draft picks.

The Bulls could theoretically trump any New Jersey offer if they were willing to include center Joakim Noah as part of a deal for Anthony. Sources with knowledge of Chicago's thinking, however, have maintained for days that the Bulls are strongly against the inclusion of Noah, revealing instead that Chicago has offered a package featuring Luol Deng, Taj Gibson and one future first-rounder.

Playing alongside former Team USA teammate Amare Stoudemire in New York is thought to hold the greatest appeal to Anthony, something Stoudemire openly discussed earlier in the summer. The Knicks, though, simply lack the draft picks to sweeten a package that sources say would be centered around Eddy Curry's expiring contract and either Danilo Gallinari or Anthony Randolph -- but not both of those young players.

The Knicks, Bulls and Nets all stand to benefit from Denver's determination to send Anthony out of the Western Conference if it decides there is no alternative apart from trading him, but sources close to the process note that a third team would almost certainly have to be recruited to help facilitate a deal.

Reports have persisted for weeks that Anthony, wielding the hammer of his potential free agency in the wake of the defections of LeBron James and Chris Bosh to Miami, wants out. ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher reported Aug. 16 that it was "a matter of when, not if, Anthony and the Nuggets will go their separate ways."

But Anthony has not made any such declarations publicly, announcing Tuesday night via his Twitter feed: "Everyone has [their] own opinion. It's funny. It cracks me up."

Yet Anthony did add in a follow-up tweet: "When I know something ... you guys will know something."
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abc2007 said:

Really? Karl is a great coach too. And, Denver's boss is rich, and willing to spend more money than Les.
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From memory in nearly every season in the last several years the Nuggets have made moves to stay under the LT come the trade deadline. To say they're willing to spend more is not true.

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ASidd_1990 said:

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Sources: Carmelo Anthony lists choices
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So...he will sign with us? Are they trying to say the only way this gets done is if Kevin Martin goes?

It looks like his "1 and 1A" teams aren't willing to trade, or, in the Knick's case, don't have anything to trade that Denver will accept...so it's still us and New Jersey.

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Melo Update

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I guess an update though not really.

1. NY: This has always been #1 for him. Lack of assets on NY's end and/or 'Melo not being a FA holding him up from going to NY.

2. CHI: Bulls not willing to give up Noah appears to be the holdup

3. NJ: 'Melo uncommitted thus far to re-signing here appears to be the holdup

4. HOU: An option only if ALL ELSE fails(?)

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Really? Several years?! Do you know that Les hasn't paid LT more than 10 years?!

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From memory in nearly every season in the last several years the Nuggets have made moves to stay under the LT come the trade deadline. To say they're willing to spend more is not true.
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chadfordinsider Mostly space. Rockets are in the mix, but not frontrunners RT @RocketsHouston Why won't you mention Houston in your tweets?

#2114 J.R., Sep 21, 2010
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abc2007 said:

Really? Several years?! Do you know that Les hasn't paid LT more than 10 years?!
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Both have spent the same amount on team salary. Unlike the Nuggets the Rockets have shown they're willing to spend big $$$ to get draft picks.

#2115 worzel gummidge, Sep 21, 2010
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hsf09 said:

I guess an update though not really.

1. NY: This has always been #1 for him. Lack of assets on NY's end and/or 'Melo not being a FA holding him up from going to NY.

2. CHI: Bulls not willing to give up Noah appears to be the holdup

3. NJ: 'Melo uncommitted thus far to re-signing here appears to be the holdup

4. HOU: An option only if ALL ELSE fails(?)
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Pretty much sums it up well. There is actually a good choice the Nuggets will have to settle for Houston's offer if the reports today do hold true.

#2116 desi tmac91, Sep 21, 2010
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If you want to know a person well, you need to know his long-term history.

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Both have spent the same amount on team salary. Unlike the Nuggets the Rockets have shown they're willing to spend big $$$ to get draft picks.
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Throughout all this, you've got to feel for the Nuggets and their fans.

Losing Melo their franchise player must really hurt them. Not to mention a coach and their starting center going through bouts with cancer as well.

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Wow, Nets fans suprisingly are really unhappy about the supposed Favors-Murphy-Humpries swap for Melo.

http://netsarescorching.com/2010/09/21/daily-link-nets-are-front-runners-for-melo/

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ASidd_1990 said:

You could argue Houston can provide all three.

Winning titles, check!

Big lights, check!

Money, check! And even more with the Yao and China factor.
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You could, but you'd be quite the homer to say we can give him the big lights

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