Tag: "Denver Nuggets"

Lawson goes batshit then ruins NBA record
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Lawson goes batshit then ruins NBA record

Denver Nuggets second-year point guard Ty Lawson basically told everyone last night that they should know. They should know that this dude is not playing around. In a win over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, Lawson set an NBA record and then gave away a couple more. He set the record by making his first 10 [...]

Blazers and Nets talk Devin Harris
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Blazers and Nets talk Devin Harris

We have passed on ass tons of rumors regarding potential trades for Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony. We’re sick of it. So, when we saw a trade rumor that didn’t involve Melo, we got all excited. Sources tell the Bergen Record that the New Jersey Nets and Portland Trailblazers have exchanged proposals regarding Devin Harris. [...]

Carmelo might sign an extension with the Nuggets?
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Carmelo might sign an extension with the Nuggets?

Look, we mentioned before that this story is really starting to irritate us and now it’s getting worse. There have been so many rumors and reports about Carmelo Anthony and will he be traded to the Lakers or will he be traded to the Nets or will he only sign an extension with the Knicks [...]

Nets close to getting Carmelo, we mean it this time?
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Nets close to getting Carmelo, we mean it this time?

Honestly, I’m tired of typing these stupid rumors. We pass along rumors on big stories all the time, but this is getting out of hand. It seems that once every so many weeks, we hear about the New Jersey Nets getting close to trading for Carmelo Anthony. Now, we are told that it’s really close [...]

Denver requesting five first-round picks for Melo
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Denver requesting five first-round picks for Melo

As the February 24th trade deadline slowly approaches, the talks between the Nuggets and whoever wants the services of All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony are getting more and more ridiculous.  Specifically, the talks with the New Jersey Nets. PHOTO CAPTION:  After taco night, Melo’s teammates request he sits away from the team Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! [...]

Melo willing to sign extension with Nets?
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Melo willing to sign extension with Nets?

Sources tell Yahoo! Sports‘ Adrian Wojnarowski that the Denver Nuggets and New Jersey Nets are at it again. They are once again attempting to figure out a multi-team deal that would send Carmelo Anthony to the Nets. The sources say that Anthony is inclined to accept a trade and sign an extension with New Jersey [...]

Knicks and Nuggets still talking Carmelo trade
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Knicks and Nuggets still talking Carmelo trade

We are officially sick of this story and all the reports about Carmelo Anthony going to the Nets or Knicks or China or wherever. But, because we are who we are (I don’t even know what that means), we have to pass these things along. According to Chris Sheridan of ESPN.com, there has been quite [...]

Kenyon not happy in Denver
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Kenyon not happy in Denver

The Denver Nuggets have some unhappy campers on their team. We all know about Carmelo Anthony and his desire to get shipped out of town to the team of his choosing. But, it seems like another high-paid player in the last year of his contract isn’t thrilled either. That would be Kenyon Martin. He’s due [...]

New Jersey Nets no longer pursuing Carmelo Anthony
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New Jersey Nets no longer pursuing Carmelo Anthony

In a breaking story, that means absolutely nothing, ESPN.com is reporting that Carmelo Anthony is no longer being actively pursued by the Nets, according to NBA front-office sources. Why does this mean absolutely nothing?  Well, in the same story ESPN also states that the trade could be revived or that the Nets will construct another [...]

Nets close to landing Anthony?
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Nets close to landing Anthony?

We love the information we get from Yahoo! Sports basketball insider Adrian Wojnarowski, but we really do hate typing his name. It is not easy to remember. But anyway, sources tell him that the New Jersey Nets are in talks to acquire Carmelo Anthony from the Denver Nuggets. It’s expected to be a multiple-team deal, [...]

Denver closer to dealing Anthony?
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Denver closer to dealing Anthony?

Carmelo Anthony has made it pretty clear that he isn’t interested in playing for the Denver Nuggets beyond this year. He has had a three-year, $65 million contract extension on the table for months now, and he hardly seems to be even considering it. But, for a while now, the Nuggets seem to be immune [...]

Bulls and Nuggets talking Carmelo trade?
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Bulls and Nuggets talking Carmelo trade?

Denver Nuggets scoring machine Carmelo Anthony has made it clear that he’s not interested in playing in Denver anymore. He has little to no interest in the three-year, $65 million contract extension that’s on the table and he’d like to play elsewhere. They’re saying now that he’d like to play for the New York Knicks [...]

Pretty much a given, Anthony will be traded
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Pretty much a given, Anthony will be traded

Boy, this went south quickly, huh? After a Sunday meeting with owner-in-waiting Josh Kroenke in which Carmelo Anthony seemed insistent that he be traded, several sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski (we wish he’s stop breaking stories. It is a pain in the ace to spell his name) of Yahoo! Sports that it’s not if, but when. [...]

J.R. Smith has to deal with the police…again
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J.R. Smith has to deal with the police…again

Denver Nuggets shooting guard J.R. Smith always seems to be involved in something that he shouldn’t. Whether it’s a car accident, a nightclub incident, having to shut his Twitter account down for making gang references, it’s always something. Sources tell AOL Fanhouse that Smith was involved in an incident at the Nuggets practice facility on [...]

Carmelo would prefer the Houston Rockets?
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Carmelo would prefer the Houston Rockets?

League sources tell Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski that Josh Kroenke (Stan’s son) sat down with Carmelo Anthony over the weekend in Baltimore in an attempt to try to sell the superstar on staying in Denver and signing a contract extension. According to the sources, no resolutions were reached. Not shocking. Wojnarowski is also told that [...]

Carmelo would play for Rockets and Nets too?
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Carmelo would play for Rockets and Nets too?

We mentioned before that Carmelo Anthony probably isn’t going to accept the Denver Nuggets’ standing offer of a three-year, $65 million extension. And the Nuggets aren’t stupid so they realize they need to get something for him now so he won’t LeBron them after the season. The top teams on ‘Melo’s wish list seem to [...]

Nuggets willing to deal Anthony
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Nuggets willing to deal Anthony

We mentioned the other day that Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony is still contemplating signing the three-year, $65 million extension that’s on the table. But, word has emerged that he has no intentions of re-signing with Denver and that he wants to test the free agent market after this season. Well, the Nuggets aren’t stupid. [...]

Carmelo still thinking about Nuggets’ offer
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Carmelo still thinking about Nuggets’ offer

The Denver Nuggets have Carmelo Anthony under contract for one more year. They also have an offer on the table that is a three-year extension worth $65 million. Easy decision, right? Nope, the offer has been on the table since June and Carmelo is still undecided. “I could wake up tomorrow and they could snatch [...]

Carmelo not expected to sign extension with Nuggets
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Carmelo not expected to sign extension with Nuggets

According to Washington Nationals second baseman Adam Kennedy, Carmelo Anthony is not expected to sign an extension with the Denver Nuggets this summer, citing sources close to the situation. The Nuggets have desperately been trying to sign their All-Star forward to a three-year extension worth $65 million before Melo becomes a free agent following the [...]

Anthony “very serious” about extension with Nuggets
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Anthony “very serious” about extension with Nuggets

A league source tells the Denver Post that Carmelo Anthony is “very serious” about accepting a contract extension with the Denver Nuggets. However, Anthony wants to wait and see how the team addresses their front court issues before he does so. The extension that is on the table is reportedly a three-year deal for $65 [...]

Carmelo and Parker would join Stoudemire in New York?
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Carmelo and Parker would join Stoudemire in New York?

Free agent big man Amare Stoudemire is in New York this weekend to talk about basketball and money with the New York Knicks. It’s expected that he’ll sign a deal with the team soon. But what’s interesting are his comments about Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony and San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker. According to [...]

Could Carmelo Anthony be changing teams as well?
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Could Carmelo Anthony be changing teams as well?

With Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, and Lebron James having all of their fun this 2010 offseason, it seems one player from the 2003 NBA Draft class has been left out of the party.  Darko Milicic?  Chris Kaman?  Michael Sweetney?  How about that Mr. Carmelo Anthony? Yes, we’ll go with Carmelo Anthony.  Anthony’s option to opt out of his contract [...]

Okur ruptures Achilles tendon
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Okur ruptures Achilles tendon

Bad news for the Utah Jazz. According to Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune, starting center Mehmet Okur does have a ruptured Achilles tendon that he suffered in a 126-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Okur is most likely out until December and he’s clearly devastated. “Carlos Boozer said Mehmet Okur had tears in [...]

J. R. Smith’s name is Earl
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J. R. Smith’s name is Earl

Denver Nuggets guard J. R. Smith decided it was time go by his given name, Earl Smith III. “I just felt like changing it,” Smith said Tuesday morning.  “It’s been a long time, and J.R. has no significance to my name. My name is Earl, so I figured – why not?” PHOTO CAPTION:  Earl Smith [...]

Renaldo Balkman rocks the party
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Renaldo Balkman rocks the party

Denver Nuggets forward Renaldo Balkman was arrested at 4 a.m. Saturday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence. He refused a blood-alcohol test and that pretty much got him a free seat in the back of a squad car. “We are aware of a traffic violation involving Renaldo Balkman early Saturday morning in Tampa. [...]