Carmelo Anthony, Nuggets Ready To Divorce
Woj reports that the situation has reached a breaking point in Colorado:
“Carmelo Anthony wants out of Denver, and World Wide Wes delivered that message to the Nuggets with all the delicacy of a jackhammer at Sunday morning services. Do yourself a favor and trade him, the agent told the organization weeks ago. Denver was furnished with a short list of teams and told to get to work. Yes, this how William Wesley and Leon Rose of CAA work now, thick with threats and ultimatums and a swagger suggesting that the sport belongs to them. After Anthony told owner-in-waiting Josh Kroenke that he still wanted out of Denver during a Sunday meeting, the Nuggets appear done trying to sell their All-Star forward on a contract extension.
This wasn’t a productive, nor particularly pleasant, meeting and multiple sources said it could turn out to be the point of no return for Anthony and the organization. Sources insist it’s no longer a matter of if the Nuggets trade Anthony, but when, where and for whom he’s traded for.
“It’s almost a given they’re going to move him,” said a front-office executive who’s talked with the Nuggets and Anthony’s agents with CAA.
Between the agents’ bullying and Anthony’s dismissive disposition in Sunday’s meeting, sources said Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke, Josh’s father, finally made a stand with CAA.
Keep it up, and the Nuggets will never do a deal for one of your clients again.
Try to dictate terms of a trade and we won’t move him.
Keep up the heavy-handedness and you’ll get a war.Kroenke has decided to deal with CAA in a way most of the league is too fearful to try. Leon Rose, the agent who works with Wesley, backed down, sources said, and is willing to be more open-minded on potential trade destinations. Anthony wants to leave Denver and get his three-year, $65 million contract extension now. This partnership is rounding third and rapidly reaching disrepair. Denver is willing to trade Anthony, J.R. Smith(notes) and Kenyon Martin(notes), and start over again, sources said.”
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This all seems like bull, the agents have no reason to act this way. So sick of agents taking advantage of others peoples talents so they can feel important.
Really hope Melo gets traded to Minnesota or something now
It will be the Clips or Houston. My bet is Houston will trade Kevin Martin, Luis Scola, and a first round draft pick for Melo and fodder.
Like you I still think about the prospect of John Starks hitting that last second shot in Game 6 of the Finals (which would have gone in had Dream not tipped it), or Patrick Ewing DUNKING that freaking freebie on the fast break instead of missing a newbie lay-up and then getting an offensive interference on the putback, or Charles Oakley not overthrowing what would have been an easy fastbreak outlet to Starks, ALL OF WHICH would have guaranteed at least a 1 point victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 6, and an NBA title to boot. Starks would have been a freaking hero and a legend (not that he isn’t one to Knick fans already) and the Knicks would have had that elusive title…
So yes Knick fans deserve to watch a team as good as the ’90s Knicks, or at least a freaking playoff team for crying out loud. But judging by the consistent WTF?! moments from Dolan and his management… I’d say the Rockets are more equipped to win it all with Melo than the Knicks.
If you think that teams in the NBA could “collude” to deny certain players opportunities to get jobs, then you don’t know your sports history.
And if you don’t think that story was slanted in one direction, then you weren’t reading.
They can’t institute a reserve clause, they can’t collude to force players to sign with certain teams.
Thus, they have no real power. NBA players are already purchased and traded like commodities, the fact that at certain points they can take an active role in deciding where they play and who they play with doesn’t bother me at all.
I’m shocked that it bothers so many of you.
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