Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 at 5:33 pm  |  102 responses

Melo Open to Multi-Year Deal with Rockets, Nets

by Ryne Nelson

Although strictly hypothetical, Houston and New Jersey can be added to the list of Carmelo Antony’s prospective destinations.

Chris Mannix of SI.com reports that Carmelo would “be open” to signing a long-term contract with one of those teams if he were acquired in a trade:

Multiple league sources familiar with his situation told SI.com that Anthony would also be open to signing a long-term deal with Houston or New Jersey should either of those teams offer the Nuggets an acceptable trade package.

Getting Anthony, 26, to agree to an extension is the key to any deal as he can become a free agent after the 2010-11 season. Denver has offered Anthony a three-year, $65 million extension, but he has balked at signing it and is reportedly looking for a way out.

There’s no reason that Denver has to be in a hurry, and we shouldn’t expect a deal until this February’s trade deadline. Once the Nuggets have checked out all offers, they’ll make a decision, though maintaining their franchise player remains the No. 1 priority.

The Knicks and the Magic are also involved in the current Anthony rumors.

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  • Hamdidy12

    alsoooo, ron artest shot horrribbly after the first 2 games of the series..okay yes he gave kobe a hard time throughout the series which was extermely helpful but his offensive game was really bad and we needed him but he didnt show up..speaking about the topic really, i dont think carmelo will come to houston just cause for the rockets personally we will be giving up to much, i think with the let go of ariza we earned a lot of salary cap space which will allow us to earn anoother great player during the season which will help the team. melo would be great but would tear up this team from the soul of which it has been based on for many years. this team is not ready to start over and rebuild yet, they have a couple more runs in them….releasing a battier, hayes, and maybe a brooks in which we would have too would hurt us really bad

  • Hamdidy12

    hahahah im still laughing at the comment about bynum can hold yao. its simple and theres no argument in this discussion. YAO (2 YRS AGO WHEN HE WAS HEALTHY) IS THE BEST BIG MAN IN THE LEAGUE. only dumb people wuld say dwight howard is, all the nba analysts agree, everyone agrees. yao is a big man that has a lethal turn around shot, yet alone is shot period is gonna fall no matter where he is on the court, one of the few big man that the NBA has ever had that can shoot free throws like him. u dont send him to the line at all cause he’s gonna hit his freethrows. he increased his size and stature to make him a lot more stronger and dominant when it comes to the low post and his defense is outstanding. dwight howrad simply doesnt compare AT ALL!

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