Nuggets Don't Want To Trade Melo To Knicks
Oct 29, 2010 3:56 PM EST
A source close to the situation tells ESPN that the Nuggets prefer not to trade Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks, who are presumed to be the superstar's preferred destination.
The Knicks continue to pursue Anthony and have tried to enlist the Blazers to facilitate a three-team trade. So far Portland has made Nicolas Batum off limits in any scenario.
Denver feels that the Nets will keep their offer of Derrick Favors and draft picks on the table through the trade deadline in February.
The Nuggets remain likely to deal Anthony rather than face losing him to free agency in the off-season.
Melo Says Not To Read Into His Comments
Oct 29, 2010 10:26 PM EST
On Friday, Carmelo Anthony said his comments to Yahoo! Sports were not construed properly by those who read the statements as a public declaration of his intent to leave Denver.
Anthony said he wants to keep his options open and that this "doesn't mean anything else.