Carmelo Anthony Traded To New York

[ex carrabba fan]

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Guys, this is breaking news. Should be stickied or something.

That's not a real person.

Example: Titans vs. Giants gameday thread

He or she will post: Titans vs. Giants face off today...



It's hilarious

[dossier]

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Its looking like the rumors are indeed true, the sky is blue and there has been intelligent life on the planet for at least two days, studies say it's possible that such life has been around for even longer!

[da ThRONe]

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You expect him to trash NO on air? LeBron was staying in Cleveland to, just ask em.

If you've convinced yourself Paul is going to resign with NO in 2012, I can't help you. He and Melo were already discussing going to New York together, Brooklyn isn't to far off, and Lopez isn't an excellent 3rd piece. Something big is about to happen for the Nets, and in my opinion, Paul will be apart of it.

Who's getting traded to the Nets? Melo. Agency? CAA
Who's FA in 2011? Parker. Agency? CAA
Who's FA in 2012? CP3. Agency? CAA

Tony Parker maybe CP3 doubtful. The Hornets (if key people remain healthy) are going to be a really good team this year. Paul dont want to leave he wants to win and he will have a good nucleus of players around him to do so.

[Mos1ted]

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If the Nets could get Carmelo Anthony this year and Tony Parker next year, I would be stoked!! We'd have a top 3 Center (or at least he should be by then) in Brook Lopez; a top 5 scorer in Carmelo; plenty of shooters with Murphy, Morrow, and the rest of them; 3 time NBA Champion and Finals MVP with Tony Parker; and Jordan Farmar who brings 2 more years of championship experience. That would be the most talent the Nets would have at one time in the history of the franchise. Again, I don't want to see Devin Harris go, but I can deal with it if that's going to be the end result!!

[dossier]

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If the Nets could get Carmelo Anthony this year and Tony Parker next year, I would be stoked!! We'd have a top 3 Center (or at least he should be by then) in Brook Lopez; a top 5 scorer in Carmelo; plenty of shooters with Murphy, Morrow, and the rest of them; 3 time NBA Champion and Finals MVP with Tony Parker; and Jordan Farmar who brings 2 more years of championship experience. That would be the most talent the Nets would have at one time in the history of the franchise. Again, I don't want to see Devin Harris go, but I can deal with it if that's going to be the end result!!

[ehh]

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Is there any chance Murph is there for more than one season? It sounded like even he knew this was a 1-n-done stop for him.

[Streets]

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The Knicks conceivably can trade a player for a first-round pick, and there is some interest around the league for Anthony Randolph, the third-year forward who came to New York in the David Lee sign-and-trade with Golden State. According to a source, the Rockets would consider trading a first-round pick for Randolph.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...?#ixzz0yTuJGnpU

LOL!

[Air_Carter]

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I just don't get Mr.Anthony, I thought he wanted out of Denver to go to a contender not a B-Team. Denver is a very talented team they got Chauncy, J.R., Birdman, Nene, K-Mart, Harrignton. So i don't know why Melo is so itchy to get a trade done now. I mean if he goes to the Knicks they would loose some talent on on very thin talented roster, no offense but NY ain't got enough talent to contend as it is now. But now it looks like Jersey is gonna be Melo's new home, which means they will loose Derrick Favors, a promising talent and a talented point guard in Devin Harris in a 4-way trade.

Which leaves Melo in a similar situation to T-Mac's Magic back in the day. I know Nets are gonna have cap and all but this means Melo is gonna have to be patient until the Nets can put some pieces around him, which is exactly the reason why the whole Anthony trade is baloney to me. If Anthony has to be patient anyway if a deal gets done....then why can't Mr. Anthony patiently wait another year in Denver, see how things go this year, probably make the playoffs and see if any of his favored destinations can put some decent players around so that he can sign with them next season?...

I think Melo is just jealous that his "best" friend Bron Bron hooked up in Miami with great talent and has all the attention right now, i think Melo wants out to get some attention and not throughly thinking what's best for him right now. My 2 cents....

[da ThRONe]

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I just don't get Mr.Anthony, I thought he wanted out of Denver to go to a contender not a B-Team. Denver is a very talented team they got Chauncy, J.R., Birdman, Nene, K-Mart, Harrignton. So i don't know why Melo is so itchy to get a trade done now. I mean if he goes to the Knicks they would loose some talent on on very thin talented roster, no offense but NY ain't got enough talent to contend as it is now. But now it looks like Jersey is gonna be Melo's new home, which means they will loose Derrick Favors, a promising talent and a talented point guard in Devin Harris in a 4-way trade.

Which leaves Melo in a similar situation to T-Mac's Magic back in the day. I know Nets are gonna have cap and all but this means Melo is gonna have to be patient until the Nets can put some pieces around him, which is exactly the reason why the whole Anthony trade is baloney to me. If Anthony has to be patient anyway if a deal gets done....then why can't Mr. Anthony patiently wait another year in Denver, see how things go this year, probably make the playoffs and see if any of his favored destinations can put some decent players around so that he can sign with them next season?...

I think Melo is just jealous that his "best" friend Bron Bron hooked up in Miami with great talent and has all the attention right now, i think Melo wants out to get some attention and not throughly thinking what's best for him right now. My 2 cents....

From what I heard he and his wife just dont like the the Denver area.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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I'm not so sure actually. My gut would tell me he can be a suitable starter for a team who doesn't intend to make a deep playoff run.

But we never know what these guys are capable of after they've got a chip on their shoulder, and they dedicate themselves in the off-season.

Jordan has longed to prove he is worthy of a starting role, and he has the physical tools to achieve that. He's an underrated athlete, he's got decent IQ/feel, and has shown flashes of scoring from anywhere on the court.

His defense when focused has been more than acceptable.

I'm just skeptical due to his ceiling, I really don't think he has any sort of all-star potential, but then again you don't need an all-star PG to be a championship team.

Bottom line eventually he can be that guy if you have a great team around him, but right now, if he's your starter with Melo/Lopez, you will probably make the playoffs but who knows after that.

Tru tru.

I don't see this deal going thru if its dependent on Melo signing the extension. Is Melo+Lopez really a title contender? Is a year in newark worth it? I say the deal breaksdown unless the nets take him with out the extension.

Of course those two alone are not. But you gotta build on something to get to that point and hopefully getting Melo would help get us closer to that status, right?

Losing Devin isn't all that bad. They don't need an all-star level point guard to compete for a title. They just need an upgrade for sure. Also like I said, they will probably attract a max player next year or maybe come up with CP3.

So here's how it all breaks down

Nets get: Melo, DJ Augestine
Bobcats get: Devin Harris, Hayes
Jazz get: Diaw, Ross
Nuggets get: AK 47, Favors and a 1st round pick which will be determined by how Golden State finishes the season



Cats get a PG, Jazz get a versatile big man, Nuggets get an expiring contract and two lottery picks [Favors being one of them], and Nets get another potential starting PG to battle with Farmar

Seems like a fair trade on all sides

Didn't know we'd be getting back DJ but that definitely would look alot better instead of just getting Melo alone.

Yeah, Denver does Chancey and KMart as expirings to trade away.

NY Daily News has reported that Melo has signed off on an extension with the Nets. Deal could come as early as tomorrow.

Wow.

Surprised the Daily News didn't report that he would only sign an extension with the Knicks with the way they've been on their(Knicks)Knob all offseason.

OK so who thinks the Nets can reach the playoffs?

DJ/Morrow/Melo/Murphy/Lopez
Farmar/Williams/Outlaw/Damien James/Hump/Petro

I wouldn't be surprised. A lot of other folks on other boards think they have slim odds to reach the post season.

I have 6 locked in: Heat, Magic, Celtics, Bulls, Hawks, Bucks

Next group I have: NY, CHA, Washington
Next group: Philly, DET and NJ

If we get Melo, I can see between 34-40 Games we could win which wouldn't be too bad considering it took us 7 months to win 12

Until I see a press conference with Melo holding up a Nets jersey I won't believe it.

This.

Is there any chance Murph is there for more than one season? It sounded like even he knew this was a 1-n-done stop for him.

I would like to see him back past this year either as a starter or a backup. A PF that could rebound and shoot(which Lord knows we need BADLY)aren't that easy to come by unless you know for sure you can get an upgrade at that position.

[Dice]

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He's had one injury with plantar fasciitis and now he's got bad feet? Come on Dice man. If we're gonna be worried about players durability then we need to be worried about one of our new Big Three members with Melo here being one of the most injured PFs in the game. Boozer played 37 games in 08.

Yeah, a common foot problem among half the NBA players. Taj had this also BUT he played through it. 80 games to be exact. And Noah? He had to miss 18 games and was told he would have needed 6 weeks to make a full recovery. Sounds like durability is a question in this case.

[Outcast]

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From what I heard he and his wife just dont like the the Denver area.

'Melo likes Denver... It's Lala who doesn't (bad place for her career) .... guess we can figure who's the chick in that couple

[LingeringRegime]

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Deft, we are about to get an All-Star point guard who is an upgrade over anyone this team has ever had.How is that too much when DJ can't even stay in Brown's good graces half the time?

Yeah, I understand that part of it. If he becomes a Bobcat he will be the best PG on paper we have ever had for sure.

But, we have never seen DJ get the bulk of the minutes before. I don't think he has hit his development ceiling yet. He is still very young, if he had stayed in college he would be a rookie this upcoming season. I think his issues with LB aren't alarming, considering a lot of PG's have trouble with his style of coaching.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Does Larry Brown like his PGs to score alot of points because Devin has proven that can do that when he's healthy and confident or does he prefer them to be just distributers and play solid D(which Devin also does well)?

[J-Clutch1]

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The more I read about this, it seems like Augustin won't be part of the deal. That sucks, in my opinion.

Even though Augustin isn't starting quality, it'd be good to get a PG in return. Maybe Ben Uzoh can magically develop into a solid backup and Farmar blossoms.

Either way, I hope to see Outlaw traded for a point guard, and smart draft picks.

In next year's free agency, I also hope we go after Nene or Al Horford. Losing both Harris and Favors hurts.. but if Melo can ultimately lead us to Chris Paul (what a pipe dream), I guess i'm supportive.