Almost out of the blue, star forward Carmelo Anthony made it very clear that he is interested in taking his services elsewhere this past summer.
Initially, one will immediately question as to why he feels this is necessary? Is George Karl’s health situation worse than it seems (maybe being forced into a premature retirement)? Does Melo feel that the Nuggets’ title chances have significantly dimmed with the Lakers getting stronger yet again this past off-season and an older Chauncey Billups? Is it simply too cold and too hard to play at least forty-one home games in the Mile High City?
One thing is for certain, with Melo’s free agency future on the horizon, the Nuggets will absolutely try to avoid what Chris Bosh did to the Raptors this past summer. Instead of seeing their blue-chip player walk away then seeing the city erupt in flames the way Cleveland did a couple months ago with LeBron, the Nuggets will evidently be forced into getting something of value in return for him – ideally sooner rather than later.
There are plenty of teams that can offer attractive pieces to the Nuggets, and the New Jersey Nets are certainly one ...
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Carmelo Anthony: Odds He Ends Up With the New Jersey Nets
September 1st, 2010 by Dan Schultz Leave a reply »
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