Source: Melo To Nets “Unlikely”
By Myles A. Mills on Sep 26, 2010, 2:17 pm
A source close to the situation has informed TKB that the proposed deal that would bring Carmelo Anthony to the Nets and send Derrick Favors,
Devin Harris, and a first round pick to the Nuggets is, at this point, “Unlikely.”
“If the deal doesn’t go through by tomorrow, I doubt it get’s done,” said the source.
The Nuggets appear to be the reason why the chances of the deal occurring are dwindling. Not only are they scared to trade the unhappy superstar, but they are also “using the deal as leverage to get a better offer.”
The source also added that the four-way trade is “so complicated,” that the longer this drags on “the more likely it is that it falls apart.”
It is no secret that Carmelo’s first choice is the Knicks, and a source told TKB that Melo to the Knicks “could happen” if Donnie Walsh is willing to package both Anthony Randolph and
Danilo Gallinari in a deal.
It is important to note that Derrick Favors, Devin Harris, and a first round pick is the exact package that the Nets would have sent to New Orleans for Chris Paul and Emeka Okafor as TKB reported back in June, but Thorn refused to give up a shot at
Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, or
Chris Bosh by taking on Emeka Okafor’s contract