fishmike wrote:

Rookie wrote:been meaning to ask...can we sign Melo to a max deal with the cap hold on our young players...gallo, randolf, douglass and chandler...then there's also Az and Turiaf. So considering we do sign Melo...who can we keep under the cap

Chandler will walk. So will the expiring guys like Curry, Azubuke, etc.

AR, Gallo, Douglas, Walker.. all would come back. Thats the point in NOT trading for Melo now, and certainly NOT at the deadline. If we make as far as the deadline why trade for him them? We will just max him out 4 months later and keep our good young players.

While the Nuggets continue to ponder possibilities, Carmelo Anthony hasn't yet been traded. Asked Saturday if he thinks he'll be a Nugget come opening night, Melo said: "I don't know, man. I don't know. I'm taking it day by day. It's possible that I will be here opening night."
Then he was asked, "So does that mean it's possible that you won't be?"
"Possible means 50-50," Anthony said.

http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_16239047#ixzz11IcXsqMz

New Jersey lost to Boston 96-92 Thursday night in Newark.

And guess who was sitting courtside?

"Denver scout Mike Bratz is courtside for Nets-Celtics game in Newark," tweeted Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. "His eyes stayed on Derrick Favors, who has played five scoreless minutes."

Wojnarowski added that despite Bratz's presence, "sources say no new movement on a possible deal for Carmelo Anthony. However, Nets remain determined to try."

Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated is hearing the same whispers.

"For what it's worth, Nets still feeling confident about possibility of getting Melo," he tweeted. "Still feel they can produce the best package."

So, for now, it doesn't appear like talks are picking back up between both teams. But if Denver continues to keep an eye on Favors and likes what it sees -- coupled with the Nets' hope they can still land Melo after the four-team deal went south -- it's possible Anthony could still get dealt to New Jersey by February's trade deadline.

Source: http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/features/rumors

Im posting this because it hints at Denver being the team holding up Melo being traded not Melo.

George KarlOn what is going on with Carmelo Anthony:

“I still don’t quite comprehend exactly what’s going on and I don’t know if I want to comprehend what’s going on. Sometimes you get too much information. To me, I would just rather have ‘Melo and I on the same page and I think we are. The other thing is ‘Melo and I talked about if you were gonna be here I want to tell you what I was thinking about telling you. I told him that. I told him you gotta make a commitment to be a great player and make a commitment to make the next step to the next level. You still can make another step. The step I think that needs to be made is on the defensive end of the court and as a leader and a professional leader. Not a leader by voice, but by example and attitude. I said I was planning on having that talk with you, then you throw this in the mix. I’m still gonna have that talk with you. I don’t think you ask anyone that has seen the practices, it has been by far ‘Melo’s best mental camp that we’ve ever had. Has he played great? No, but he’s been a leader, he’s been on the court, we only have 15 guys in camp, and he’s been there every minute of every practice. In general I think he’s played great. I don’t know what’s going to happen, I don’t think I’m an expert in that area, and sometimes I don’t even want to be an expert in that area.”

gawd knows if anthony were here today...MDA would not be having the same talk in a sit down with his new star. Looks like Karl is giving him great advice...i hope that it gets through and motivates anthony. He will get his money...but hopefully he has the desire to build a bigger legacy. I applaud Karl for having the honest commitment to say what needed to be said