Atlantic Rumors & News
Source: Walsh recently nixed Rudy deal
New York Daily News — Rudy Fernandez continues to lobby for a trade to New York, but the Knicks either can't or won't make a trade for the Portland shooting guard. According to a team source, Knicks president Donnie Walsh recently rejected a three-team deal that would have sent Anthony Randolph to Indiana, a first-round pick to Portland and Fernandez to New York.
New York Knicks 9 hours agoNets have ammo for Carmelo deal
New York Post — Sure, the Nuggets reportedly have informed at least five interested teams that Carmelo Anthony is not on the market. But should Denver get to the point where it realizes it's trade him or lose him, one team thought to have a real shot to land him via a sign-and-trade...
New Jersey Nets 10 hours agoMelo off the market?
Nets Blog | ESPN New York — Beyond Carmelo Anthony's mansion being up for sale (ESPN.com), there's really no other indication the Nuggets All-Star will be traded. In fact, Anthony himself said at his summer basketball camp, "I've been hearing that for five years. I'm a Denver Nugget. I'm here, I'm with the Nuggets. I don't become a free agent until next year, if I decide not to take that extension." Even ESPN's Marc Stein is now reporting that Anthony "isn't even on the market." We'll see how Anthony's mood changes as it gets closer to the start of training camp at the end of the month. And with that window still open, N...
New Jersey Nets 10 hours agoGetting Melo could mean a Brook-up
Nets Blog | ESPN New York — ... And then there were three? NBA.com is now reporting that the Carmelo Anthony auction is now down to three teams: the Kings, the Timberwolves and -- the Nets. But the Nuggets might be most interested in New Jersey as a trade destination because, as Sam Amico of NBA.com puts it, "It probably will cost Lopez, Harris and others to make salaries work." In other words, the Nets have a very attractive inside-out duo that could help replace a unique multi-position player like Anthony. Nets notes: In between all the Melo trade talk, the Nets could have a future all-around playmaker right under th...
New Jersey Nets 10 hours agoNets could be in a pickle: Melo or Lopez?
Nets Blog | ESPN New York — The Nets may be envisioning a future where Carmelo Anthony is Kobe to his Shaq-like (circa 2000-02) sidekick, Brook Lopez -- and that's why Devin Harris could be the headliner in a package deal for the Nuggets superstar (HoopsWorld). Jon Rothstein, talk show host of 1050 ESPN New York, even tweeted: "Hearing from an #NBA league source that the #Nets are not including Brook Lopez in any trade discussions w #Nuggets 4 Carmelo Anthony." There are two possible factors for this: 1) It's unique to have a center like Lopez, who is arguably the East's second-best big man after Dwight Howard; and 2) Ne...
New Jersey Nets 10 hours agoNets up against "the world" for Melo
Nets Blog | ESPN New York — The Nets may have to look beyond their roster to pull off a trade for Carmelo Anthony, and by that I mean sweetening a deal by throwing in minority owner Jay-Z, his wife Beyoncé and majority owner Mikhail Prokhorov's $45 million yacht. That's because the Nuggets are now “asking for the world” in trade talks for Anthony (Yahoo! Sports), which you can read into that the Nuggets will want nothing less than Devin Harris and Brook Lopez, plus more. But the team's new GM, Masai Ujiri, is determined to re-sign Anthony, and plans to meet with him very soon (The Denver Post). Nets notes: ...
New Jersey Nets 10 hours agoNets leading the pack for Melo?
Nets Blog | ESPN New York — If things shape up in the Nets favor, they could have the perfect marketing campaign fall into their laps. Borrowing a line from minority owner Jay-Z's hit song, "Empire State of Mind," the slogan would read, "In Newark, where dreams are made." That's because the Nets are now a frontrunner in the Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes (Yahoo! Sports). The Nets and Nuggets haven't been active yet in trade discussions, but one league executive said, "It’s almost a given they’re going to move him." Nets notes: Anthony Morrow's short NBA career has moved along rather quickly for an undrafted ro...
New Jersey Nets 10 hours agoNHL, NHLPA agree; Kovalchuk a Devil
Knicks Blog | ESPN New York — The NHL and its players association reached an agreement regarding the future treatment of long-term contracts today, allowing the Devils' contract with Ilya Kovalchuk to finally gain the league's validation. The approval of the $100 million, 15-year pact ends a long, tumultuous free agency for the all-star winger, in which his first deal with the Devils was nixed by the NHL. But while this stage of the seemingly endless saga is over, related storylines are already picking up speed. Kovy Cap Casualties With Kovalchuk on board, New Jersey must now maneuver to get back under the $59.4 million...
New York Knicks 10 hours agoAmare and Raymond, in the spotlight again
Knicks Blog | ESPN New York — Not that this should make any Knicks fan exhale, but it turns out that Chris Paul may have never asked to be traded (Sporting News). According to his new head coach, Monty Williams, he said, "For me, it was never an issue. Chris never said anything about a trade." With Paul remaining a Hornet, it should give Amare Stoudemire less hope of playing for a New York superteam. But at least Stoudemire, who was scrimmaging today against Suns' players, can cherish "Big 3" memories from the spring of 2002, when he was named to the All-USA high school boys basketball first team (USA Today). Who filled ou...
New York Knicks 10 hours agoA Melo trade may be a matter of when
Knicks Blog | ESPN New York — Sources are now saying it's no longer a matter of if the Nuggets trade Carmelo Anthony, but when, according to ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher. One front-office executive had this to say: “It’s almost a given they’re going to move him." Interestingly, the Nuggets had already been planning to ship their star forward out of Denver in June, when LeBron James was on the verge of shaking up the league (The Denver Post). At this point, the Nets and Clippers look to have the most attractive assets for the Nuggets (Yahoo! Sports), so the Knicks may want to think about adding another p...
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