crzymdups wrote:if i were the Nets, i would do the deal without the extension and then try to pitch it to Melo over the rest of the season.it may be their only hope at actually getting him. he'll never agree to go there while the spectre of a Knicks deal exists.
He'll never agre to sign there when he considers:
a.) No cap flexibility going forward
b.) Only other good player who isn't old would be Lopez, who can't rebound, and they would be giving away most of their picks.
c.) BKNY isn't The Garden (i.e., no legacy there, no title there)
d.) He'd have to play next season in the forsaken place called Newark, NJ
That last one on its own should be enough to make him balk.