Knicks FINALLY acquire Carmelo Anthony (and Chauncey Billups)

[EmpireWF]

Latest:

-Dolan, Walsh and D'Antoni released a joint statement essentially saying all three are talking and are all together on negotiations. Plus, they say there's no outside presence. lol jeez, they needed a press release to calm people about isiah


-Newsday's Alan Hahn reports according to his sources, the Knicks have made their final offer and are not changing it. Felton, Gallo, Chandler, 1st Round Pick (Randolph) and Curry for Melo, Billups and small pieces to make the $$$ work out.

-Reports are out there also that Melo so badly wants to go to the Knicks and sign the extension. If a deal doesn't get made, he may leave CAA and fire his agent.

 

[Juggernaut]

-Newsday's Alan Hahn reports according to his sources, the Knicks have made their final offer and are not changing it. Felton, Gallo, Chandler, 1st Round Pick (Randolph) and Curry for Melo, Billups and small pieces to make the $$$ work out.

1. I'm not happy about Billups/Felton swap
2. I would hate for Billups to be bought out and then go to Miami.
3. I still think this is too much.

 

[Chrispy]

Felton is really the only piece i really care about. Chandler means nothing with Melo, Gallo is replaceable and the pick and curry are nothing.

 

[EmpireWF]

Felton is a short term answer. Billups is not going to put up a fuss I believe.

So that's a wash in the big picture IMO.

Keeping Fields and Mozgov is big if they can pull that deal off.

 

[IamMedellin]

he doesn't want to come to the nets...despite the team moving to his home spot in brooklyn. He wants to be in the Garden, with the Knicks and their aura.
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AURA? what aura? do you mean the stench that has surrounded MSG for the past decade? the stench that is just now STARTING to dissapear?

Sources are saying that Dolan is desperate to make this deal, he's seems to be determined to make a deal work before the deadline,

and lets not forget that Dolan Basically HAD to be forced to demote Isiah[he NEVER actually Fired ISIAH], and insisted that Walsh keep him in the organization in some capacity. Dolan also insisted that Walsh Thank Isiah for his help at the Amare press conference, and according to various sources Dolan believes that Lebron would be a knick today if Isiah had gotten involved in the negotiations sooner. Sources say Dolan truly does believe that NYC never got to see the real Isiah, whatever that means.

 

[EmpireWF]

Rumored deal on the table has:

New York Receives:
F Carmelo Anthony (who would sign the 3-year, $65 million extension)
G Chauncey Billups (team option for next year @ $14.2 million)
F Shelden Williams (expiring contract)
F Renaldo Balkman (2 more years left at $1.675 million each)
$3 Million in Cash Considerations

(I've read either Williams or Balkman or both)

Denver Receives:
G/F Wilson Chandler (RFA at the end of this year)
F Danilo Gallinari (RFA at the end of next year)
G Ray Felton (UFA after next season)
1st Round Draft Pick (From Minnesota)

{Would save about $6 million in luxury tax this season}

Minnesota Receives:
F Anthony Randolph (RFA after next season)
C Eddy Curry (expiring contract)

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Lol @ the TWolves being willing to part with a HIGH first round pick to grab Randolph and Curry's expiring.

 

[Rayman]

Thats some bullshit.


Unless the rumors of the TWolves giving us Telfair as a throw in are true, that's a major fuckup to get rid of Felton, bring back Billups and not even get a backup PG, even if its Anthony Carter.

Renaldo Balkman is just gonna waste away on D'Antoni's bench while Williams is another redundant player.

Knicks need to address that backcourt even moreso now that they can't abuse Felton for 40 mins a night. :smh:

 

[EmpireWF]

Updated with the latest rumors....

Rumored deal on the table has:

New York Receives:
F Carmelo Anthony (who would sign the 3-year, $65 million extension)
G Chauncey Billups (team option for next year @ $14.2 million)
F Shelden Williams (expiring contract)
G Anthony Carter (expiring contract, he must approve the trade and waive his Bird rights)

Denver Receives:
G/F Wilson Chandler (RFA at the end of this year)
F Danilo Gallinari (RFA at the end of next year)
G Ray Felton (UFA after next season)
1st Round Draft Pick (NY's 2014 Pick)
F Corey Brewer

{Would save about $6 million in luxury tax this season}

Minnesota Receives:
F Anthony Randolph (RFA after next season)
C Eddy Curry (expiring contract)

(They would waive Curry and receive about $3 million from New York)

 

[Rayman]

Updated with the latest rumors....

Rumored deal on the table has:

New York Receives:
F Carmelo Anthony (who would sign the 3-year, $65 million extension)
G Chauncey Billups (team option for next year @ $14.2 million)
F Shelden Williams (expiring contract)
G Anthony Carter (expiring contract, he must approve the trade and waive his Bird rights)

Denver Receives:
G/F Wilson Chandler (RFA at the end of this year)
F Danilo Gallinari (RFA at the end of next year)
G Ray Felton (UFA after next season)
1st Round Draft Pick (NY's 2014 Pick)
F Corey Brewer

{Would save about $6 million in luxury tax this season}

Minnesota Receives:
F Anthony Randolph (RFA after next season)
C Eddy Curry (expiring contract)

(They would waive Curry and receive about $3 million from New York)

I can live with that one.

 

[EmpireWF]

Latest is that Denver has "demanded" Mozgov be included in any deal or they will send Carmelo to Jersey.

This despite the fact that Melo has said he does not want to go to Jersey.

http://twitter.com/#!/alanhahn


Fuckin Kroenke

 

[Chrispy]

alanhahn Alan Hahn
Re: Carmelo going to Nets if Knicks don't include Mozgov, Carmelo still would have to sign off on extension. Sources still say he won't.

lulz @ the nuggets

 

[EmpireWF]

Chris Broussard's Twitter:
Sources say Den has not given NYK ultimatum that if Mozgov's not in deal, they'll trade him to NJ


lmao wonder who's telling the truth

 

[Chrispy]

fucken sources

 

[Chrispy]

BREAKING: Source says something vague about Knicks, Nuggets &/or Carmelo Anthony

:shifty:

 

[dave]

Both teams should see this putz for who he is.
Middle of the season with his team and he goes to the All-Star game to negotiate with other teams.
Fucking, no character quitter.
Do you really build your franchise around a guy like this?

 

[EmpireWF]

Both teams should see this putz for who he is.
Middle of the season with his team and he goes to the All-Star game to negotiate with other teams.
Fucking, no character quitter.
Do you really build your franchise around a guy like this?

How's that make him a quitter?

He wants to go to the Knicks. Period.

The Nuggets are trying to dick around New York.

 

[dave]

How's that make him a quitter?

He wants to go to the Knicks. Period.

The Nuggets are trying to dick around New York.

In the middle of the season, his focus should be entirely on Denver and its success ... not next year with whomever.
He is quitting on Denver before the season is over.
For the Knicks' sake, I hope they lose the Carmelo lottery. It would be better for them as a team.

Hell, if he was a real team guy, he'd tell the Knicks - "Don't give fuck all up for me, I'll sign for whatever in the off-season and sacrifice max dollars."

Of course that would require putting the team above the individual ... something Carmelo clearly has an issue with.

Give James, Wade and Bosh this - they made financial sacrifices for their experiment. Maybe Anthony should do the same. Even better, maybe he should play his ass off for Denver and try to get that team into the playoffs.

 

[EmpireWF]

Can't argue with anything you said there.

 

[Juggernaut]

Anyway the Knicks could get a side order of Nene with the Melo-Billups combo? I'd give up Mozgov+ for him.