Pure propaganda initiated by his management team, who probably feel that doing it now, when Denver fans are feeling good about their new team, was the right time.
The Chris Paul toast about a big three in NY (I see this kind of thing as orchestrated, not just a joke- and he had just signed with Lebron's agency.),subsequent rumors about Anthony's interest in NY, James being intrigued with a Miami vs Knicks big 3 faceoff, and Anthony's push to get out of Denver, make me think that all of these guys are in collusion.
If people really believe that this is anything more than a publicity stunt/damage control measure designed to make Anthony seem like a nice guy buffeted about by forces beyond his control, you're living in a fantasy world, one that a cynic such as myself left long ago.
No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities- C.N. Bovee