LOS ANGELES – Anyone thinking there would be a resolution in the Carmelo Anthony saga during All-Star Weekend obviously hasn’t paid attention to the last six months of this drama.
We are, however, inching closer to Thursday’s trade deadline. And that in turn means that the stakes have been raised for all involved — Anthony, the Nuggets, Knicks, Nets and anyone else interesting in entering these sweepstakes.
Mostly there are mixed signals about Anthony’s ultimate destination. Anthony hasn’t tipped his hand either way while facing a daily barrage of questions about his plans here during All-Star Weekend.
The Knicks reportedly have offered Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler in exchange for Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams and Anthony Carter. But they’re done toying around with that package and will go no further, according reports out of New York.
Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov met with Anthony Saturday and spoke with CNBC’s Darren Rovell Sunday in an exclusive interview and made clear his intentions to either bring Anthony to New Jersey or make the Knicks pay dearly to do so.
“I think we made a very good tactical decision to force (the) Knicks to pay as much as they can,” Prokhorov said. “So it’s very good, it’s very interesting, it’s very competitive.”
It’s also going to continue to be the hottest topic in the league until Anthony makes a decision or until the trade deadline passes, whichever comes first.
One thing is clear, though, Anthony has not shut the door on any of his options yet. Why else would Prokhorov meet with him after making it clear that he would not?
The Lakers should get carmelo. They should trade bynum, odom, and artest for melo, harrington and nene.
That is a good deal Diego. That is the only way it would be fair for both teams, i also think fisher and billups should be put in this deal.
@Omega – No way Nuggets will trade Billups for Fisher. Billups is way better than Fisher.
@Diego – Paul Gasol should be put in this deal along with bynum, odom, and artest.
The Knicks should try to get Chris Paul instead of Carmelo Anthony. Then sign Carmelo this summmer.
NY gets: PG Paul, C Emeka Okafor
NO gets: PG Raymond Felton, SF Wilson Chandler, SG Bill Walker, C Eddy Curry, 2011 1st Round Pick
are you stupid? melo will go to NY not in LA
bad in the part of lakers because…. artest,bynum and odom… can score and defend scorer.. and odom fits in triangle offense of lakers…. harrington ,melo and nene can score but cant defend
melo should go to the knicks and play with Stoudemire. New jersey has nobody for him to play with
I think melo should go to da knicks but instead of trading Gallinari they should trade randophl
Miami should get Melo…..Lmfao
On a serious note Chicago should sign him. The Bulls will once again be unstopabull.. Also I like to see Boston, New York or Orlando attempt to sign Carmello..
melo in boston??? ILLLLLLLL! get rid of garnet, big baby, and JOneil. maybe even shaq if possible
o and j.r smiht to the lakers and drop artest so Ebanks can play
I think melo will stay where he is but I would love to see melo in L.A.
Melo should go with the trade for the knicks considering the playoffs are near and not going to new jersey for the nets are not gonna make to the playoffs… am i right?
I don’t know guys but seems like Melow & Kobe were talking alot during the game. We could all be in for a shocker.
its a great deal.. but not with fisher and artest.. bynum im ok’
This is a betta deal because artest isnt feelin l.a. nemore u can tell and plus they wont be getting rid of 4 of their starters
you trippin homie melo for bynum straight up and they can have artest………..
bynum is one of the best big men in the nba
I think it would be good for the NBA for melo to be in ny.
in my opinion if we carmelo lamar shouldn’t be part of the deal he is having an awesome sesason and besides if we lose him and artest i believe lakers be a worser team
melo should go to mavs.. the mavs gives barea, haywood, stevenson, butlet.. mavs win championship
Send Bynum packing for melo, then get use Artest to attract a big man like Tyson Chandler. It’s the only logical move. Odom is too versatile to get rid of.
i think it’s better for Melo to play with Lakers . Bynum and Artest can be trade to Melo and Harrington , but the trade for Bynum and Melo will do it. I think that the Big 3 of Lakers ( Kobe,Melo,Gasol) will play better having teammates like them . so if i were Melo i will choose to be with Lakers .
forget about carmelo!
lakers should get deron williams(trade:artest and fisher) and dwight howard(bynum and artest)
whichever LOL
TRADE MELO AND THE BIRD MAN TO ARTEST, BLAKE, AND WALTON
The Lakers needs Bynum come playoffs. Kobe is just pacing himself for the post season. They don’t need Melo on my opinion because if they will get rid off Bynum to get Melo, they will have problems competing inside the paint especially against the Celts.
i think melo should go to the lakers. laker shoud trade bynum, artest and fisher for melo, nene and billups. if it will happen, three-peat is surely done. GO LAKERS!!!
Heyy guys, Melo should go to Spurs! Go Spurs Go!!!!
It would be incredibly stupid for the Nugs to send Melo to any West Coast team where we’d have to play against him 4 times a year. No – Melo to NY is pretty much going to happen I think. We’ll really hate to see him go because he was awesome here with us and he’s a fantastic person.
I dont think its fair that a player gets to choose were he goes, thats why we have the draft lottery. if melo gets to choose were he plays why not get ride of every team byt knicks lakers heat celtics and any other team that has a huge market. Melo wants a trade i think dever should send him anywere they want for whoever they want.
teams who are not sure whether melo will sign the extension or not wont gamble on him, so in reality melo still has something to say about this deal
knicks should have made this deal happen when rumor was out in the summer that melo plans on signing with knicks.
now theres reports deron williams plans on sigining with knicks when he becomes a free agent in 2012.
if the knicks were smart, they would go after deron williams asap. i dont think melo is worth da entire roster.
the knicks already lack depth. trading all your starters doesnt seem like a bright idea. unless roger mason gon drop 50 pts 10 ast 10 rebs coming off the bench. hahah
melo to the knicks..
The Knicks should try to get Chris Paul instead of Carmelo Anthony. Then sign Carmelo this summer.
NY gets: PG Paul, C Emeka Okafor
NO gets: PG Raymond Felton, SF Wilson Chandler, SG Bill Walker, C Eddy Curry, 2011 1st Round Pick
melo should go to the nba D LEAGUE to finish the conversation….. hahahahah!!! i think its the best offer
Melo should sign with cleveland after this season. that team is build for a super star SF. (LBJ and melo lo play same position) so if he get there and play and if he win a title there
it will be like rubbing LBJ’s face
but seriously tho. Irish thomas is an A-Hole. he is messing up all the knicks progress. if melo play out in denver this year he will be able to sign end of this year with knicks. and knicks won’t lose any good players.
then trade good big man for those players. dare i say Dwight?
knicks can have possibility of this line up
Felton
Fiends
Melo
Amar’e
Dwight
its now or never if nuggets dont trade at this point whichever team they will lose it in summer and will slide to freeagent and still decision of nuggets with best offer they will grab it and best offer was the nets for sure next week melo had new jersey and that will be the nets…so NY dont think u can get melo on summer that will not happened!
Lakers: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=5rrl8ko
Mavs: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=5szcvw6
Heat: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=69wdpb4
Knicks: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=6hjmrnz
Magic: http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=6ghh354
i think magic or lakers deal is good
NY deserves another good player to help out the one whos been holding up the team for a while now. The lakers need nothing. they have their players and carmelo wont fit in well. Face the facts, when the finals come around celtics are gonna own it anyway
lakers need a guard or else i dont see them winning. Because fisher cant even distribute the ball and make it easy for kboe and the bigs!
LA Gets: Melo, Billups, Nene
Denver Gets: Artest, Bynum, Steve Blake, Ebanks, 2 draft picks.
Why it makes sense for LA: While giving up Bynum might hurt LA a little in the post, keeping Pau and attaining Nene will help out some. Giving up Blake instead of Fisher also makes sense so the Lakers will always have a clutch 3 point shooting PG (which has been absolutely crucial for them in the last few years). Melo gives them a boosted scoring threat, taking loads of pressure off of Kobe.
Why it makes sense for Denver: Bynum will boost their frontcourt to among the best in the league, along with K Mart, Birdman, and Harrington. Artest keeps the toughness of the franchise locked in, and the move gives JR room to flourish and possibly become a star/superstar seeing as how he’ll be the #1/#2 scoring threat now. Ebanks gives them a young capable swingman alongside Gary Forbes, JR, and Afflalo. They can use the 2 draft picks on big men (particularly a 7 footer and a Harrington-esque “4″ that can stretch the floor (obviously with a little more potential than Harrington), develop them, get rid of the aging Birdman and Kenyon, and boom! Still in the playoffs with an even younger team than before.
wow.. half of you must just be stupid. “melo should go to [blank team]” He doesnt choose the team he wants. The nuggets are going to trade him to the team for the players THEY want. As for the laker fans wanting to trade away basically their entire team.. its sad, really. I could see trading bynum and especially artest, but neither are good enough for melo and for the nuggets. Trading odom would just be dumb, hes been the most consistent and best laker by far this year. If you laker fans would stop blowing kobe for 2 seconds you would get that. Melo wont end up anywhere but denver or NY. Id love to see him in chicago but it just wont happen.
well in my opinion the knicks have a good shot bringing carmelo to NY
for the nets they are giving a better deal 4 round picks to the nuggets plus devin harris and favors
my opinion carmelo go ny or La end bulls changes number 23
helow melo aim no 1 fans all your play aim watch please move to La or ny or BULLS
Carmelo is going to the Knicks! Deal is done!….it’ll be official tomorrow… ohhhhh yeaaaaaah!
im so sad for the nuggets because they didnt convince Melo to stay for the rest of the season
but as for being trade to the the big apple together with Amar’e… I can smell that there will be 5 championship contenders in the East
Miami
Boston
Orlando
Atlanta (maybe)
and now…
New York
this gonna be a good playoff bout!
and for the next season,, there will fight for CP3!!
knicks win
melo shoud go to la but he choosed ny next year champ
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carmelo go to N.Y go melo go gogogogogogogogoggogo please
its too late..melo to knicks FTW
Melo should do what LeBron, screw with them and act like you’ll stay with them, and then ditch ‘em in the end.
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Melo needs to take his talents to Boston and team up with Rondo.