Minnesota, Indiana and Portland are among the likeliest destinations.

A. Randolph

Knicks president Donnie Walsh and Randolph's agent, Bill Duffy, met before the Knicks' game Friday night against the Kings at Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks' ideal scenario is to use the first-round pick they acquire for Randolph in a package for Denver's Carmelo Anthony. But the Randolph trade is not completely related to New York's pursuit of Anthony.

While the Nuggets and New Jersey Nets continue to discuss a possible three-team trade with the Detroit Pistons that would make Anthony a Net, the Knicks are seeking teams that might help them sweeten a potential offer to Denver.

The Knicks reached out to Memphis recently to discuss sending O.J. Mayo to Denver, but the Nuggets have made it known that they have no interest in Mayo.

Sources with knowledge of the Nuggets and Nets discussions said the two clubs have yet to reach an agreement in principle, and that talks are likely to drag out over the next week or so.

Anthony's willingness to go to New Jersey is a key holdup of the potential trade, as the All-Star forward has not agreed to sign the three-year, $65 million extension that is a prerequisite for the deal.

Even as the tension surrounding the Nuggets grows, sources maintain that Anthony is in no hurry and that he has not ruled out playing the entire season in Denver and signing with the Knicks as a free agent.

The problem with that scenario -- and one of the main reasons Anthony has not shut the door on New Jersey completely -- is that the upcoming collective bargaining agreement could force Anthony to settle for millions of dollars less. Also, the Knicks may not have enough room to offer Anthony a max deal (whatever that may look like under the new rules) unless they renounce Wilson Chandler.

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This is from yesterday but I didn't see it or see it posted.

giantfan216 wrote:If they are dealing AR for a 1st rounder they must know Denver is willing to listen to potential packages for Melo. Next week or so will be interesting.

he's probably just trying to gather assets in case Denver's trade w/the Nets falls through... AR obviously doesn't interest DEN but 1st round picks do.

AnubisADL wrote:

giantfan216 wrote:If they are dealing AR for a 1st rounder they must know Denver is willing to listen to potential packages for Melo. Next week or so will be interesting.

If the Knicks are willing to trade Hill and future picks they must know something....

Trading AR means diddly since D'Antoni has no intention of playing him. This about savaging a severely devalued asset.

BigSm00th wrote:

TMS wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:

giantfan216 wrote:If they are dealing AR for a 1st rounder they must know Denver is willing to listen to potential packages for Melo. Next week or so will be interesting.

If the Knicks are willing to trade Hill and future picks they must know something....

Trading AR means diddly since D'Antoni has no intention of playing him. This about savaging a severely devalued asset.

i agree w/this... this is probably more about getting a usable asset now that AR is no longer an option to break into the rotation.

agree too, but if that's the case then it better be an unprotected pick. who knows what kahn in minnesota would deal for AR (and i doubt an unprotected pick since they will be bottom of the league) so i hope its to portland or indiana. portland would be late lotto and indiana would be between late lotto and mid-first.

tantalizing talent, it's a shame couldn't work this guy in if they do in fact deal him.

AnubisADL wrote:

giantfan216 wrote:If they are dealing AR for a 1st rounder they must know Denver is willing to listen to potential packages for Melo. Next week or so will be interesting.

If the Knicks are willing to trade Hill and future picks they must know something....

Trading AR means diddly since D'Antoni has no intention of playing him. This about savaging a severely devalued asset.

Yeah i agree, there demanding a trade, walsh isn't really looking to gain a draft pick for AR to package for melo, besides, any draft pick the nets currently have will be better then any the knicks wiil aquire, unless it's with the T Wolves.

RonRon wrote:I am really surprised someone is still willing to give a 1st rounder for AR, especially if it is a lottery team. He has shown no flashes of his old self at all this year. I wonder if their are really offers or if these are rumors using the media to attract offers.

look at his game log last year and remember he's only 21 years old. he's younger than landry fields! the guy can play without a doubt, its whether he has the right mentality. plenty of players have physical skills and never put it together (see: curry, eddy).

MaTT4281 wrote:Has there been any word on which draft pick we'd be receiving if he's shipped to Minny? They own both Utah's and Memphis' 1st rounders.

If Melo is actually traded this week, I'd prefer to revisit the OJ Mayo trade instead of taking a pick (of course that's assuming the trade was simply AR for Mayo...)

Edit: As a side note, I just saw that Minny's pick from Utah is top 16 protected and the Memphis pick is top 14 protected.

RonRon wrote:I am really surprised someone is still willing to give a 1st rounder for AR, especially if it is a lottery team. He has shown no flashes of his old self at all this year. I wonder if their are really offers or if these are rumors using the media to attract offers.

Yup... any value he has is based on what he did before his ankle injury, because he has shown nothing here.

Bonn1997 wrote:

giantfan216 wrote:If they are dealing AR for a 1st rounder they must know Denver is willing to listen to potential packages for Melo. Next week or so will be interesting.

And maybe they know that Denver has no interest in AR. Otherwise, they'd just include him in the trade.

I don't think DEN was ever interested in AR as a piece in the trade. They've always wanted picks included. It's obvious he wants tonplay here so there is no reason to overpay or seem anxious which DW clearly understands.