Nets end pursuit of Carmelo!

[The Batman]

Wow. Prokhorov tells Nets to walk away from Carmelo deal..says decision is final. 4 minutes ago (http://twitter.com/daldridgetnt/status/27859165917478912) via Mobile Web (http://mobile.twitter.com/)

http://twitter.com/daldridgetnt

Prokhorov says the price for Melo is too high and is instructing the #Nets (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Nets) to walk away. 5 minutes ago (http://twitter.com/briancmahoney/status/27859028067487745) via Twitter for BlackBerry® (http://blackberry.com/twitter)

http://twitter.com/briancmahoney

He Will be a Knick!!!

[ElNono]

The rusky is not that dumb after all...

[MavFan6488]

LOL nuggets

[TheMACHINE]

Atleast RayJay still has Ty Lawson.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Crap.

Anyone ... anyone at all want Rip Hamilton?

[Pistons < Spurs]

Nuggets fucked up dragging their feet looking like amateurs. Should have taken the deal.

[The Batman]

Nuggets fucked up dragging their feet looking like amateurs. Should have taken the deal.

Now they will get seriously lowballed

[DMC]

Rip can come to SA. He would fit right in.

[Darthkiller]

Nuggets fucked up dragging their feet looking like amateurs. Should have taken the deal.

yeah because that's what was holding up the trade. :rolleyes

[Spur_Fanatic]

Nicely done for the Nets.

K, for NBA free agency experts, I have some questions.

1) What's the smart thing for the Nuggets to do now? Trade him to the Knicks?
Keep him till FA? Search for other teams?

2) What's the smart thing for Melo to do? Be traded somewhere, no matter where, as long as he gets an extension? Wait till FA?

[The Batman]

yeah because that's what was holding up the trade. :rolleyes

The Nuggets wanted wayy too much, that was the downfall 4 them

[ElNono]

Nuggs can still try to trade him, or if he goes to free agency, set up a sign-and-trade with whoever he's going to sign with (much like what Toronto did with Bosh, or Suns with Amare).

That said, there might be completely new rules in the new CBA, so it's difficult to know with certainty. That's why it's also in Melo's best interest to try to sign something instead of becoming a free agent.

[Spur_Fanatic]

So he can get less money if he waits for free agency?
How so? That is due to the possible lockout?

[Mel_13]

One thing to keep in mind; not signing an extension does not mean that Melo automatically becomes a free agent this summer. He's on the books for 18.5M next season. He can opt out of that and become a FA or play it out.

If he plays it out, he'd become a FA in the summer of 2012. Others that can become FAs in 2012 include Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, and Deron Williams.

[ElNono]

So he can get less money if he waits for free agency?
How so? That is due to the possible lockout?

Yes. If a hard cap is put in place, then new contracts are going to be capped to that. Could be less money, could be less years, or both.

[DPG21920]

Nuggets fucked up dragging their feet looking like amateurs. Should have taken the deal.

Wasn't the Nuggets, it was Melo not wanting to go there.

[DJ Mbenga]

they should just take the knicks best offer and leave it at that

[ElNono]

One thing to keep in mind; not signing an extension does not mean that Melo automatically becomes a free agent this summer. He's on the books for 18.5M next season. He can opt out of that and become a FA or play it out.

If he plays it out, he'd become a FA in the summer of 2012. Others that can become FAs in 2012 include Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, and Deron Williams.

True. But the question is still there if there's going to be a lockout, and a next season. Basically, I don't think anything can be negotiated once the current CBA expires at the end of this season.

[DPG21920]

One thing to keep in mind; not signing an extension does not mean that Melo automatically becomes a free agent this summer. He's on the books for 18.5M next season. He can opt out of that and become a FA or play it out.

If he plays it out, he'd become a FA in the summer of 2012. Others that can become FAs in 2012 include Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, and Deron Williams.

Exactly. I think the reports have mislead some people. Like you said, Melo IS NOT a FA next year. He can be if he exercises the option, but people acting like Melo will run the risk of making 0 next year are misinformed.

[Mel_13]

So he can get less money if he waits for free agency?
How so? That is due to the possible lockout?

The size and length of maximum contracts can drastically change in the new CBA. Complete unknown. Thus the reason many believe that Melo will sign the extension even if he doesn't get traded to NY.

[Spur_Fanatic]

Thx for answers, Nono, and Mel13.
And I just had a dejavu.

[tdunk21]

clever move from the russian owner

[hater]

LOL Nyets

[rayjayjohnson]

i bet carmelo signs an extension with denver at the end of all this, money is too important to his skank wife.

[Killakobe81]

Nuggs should take Knick deal if they can get two number ones ...

Randolph untapped talent
Gallinari gives you a great shooter if you let JR smith walk in the of-season
two first rounders will probably not be bigh picks but nuggs have drafted/traded well (from a talent perspective) Now they need to look at fit and package talent to get another star ...(probably wont be on Melo's level, but still)

and i dont blame russian. that much talent is way too much to give away ...and plus they taking on some shitty contracts too ...

[Supergirl]

I'm pretty sure Chauncey's unhappiness also played a factor. Nets were being asked to give up their best player and their only quality PG in Devin Harris, getting back an older, grumpy PG doesn't offset getting a player of Anthony's caliber. You take a quality PG off any Carmelo team and Carmelo becomes...Kevin Love. or AI in Philly. Someone who can score in buckets but won't make the smart plays down the stretch...because he needs someone to run with him and set the plays. Chauncey has been more important to Anthony's recent success than he wants to admit.

[024]

hmm, melo to the bulls or knicks is going to be way more scary that melo to the nets.

[Spur_Fanatic]

Yeah.. I want Melo where he currently is.
But I have to choose... The Bobcats!

[dbestpro]

Nuggets wanted more, now they will have to settle for less. If they are not careful they will end up with nothing.

Greed at all levels is the catalyst for failure.

[Dex]

Guess Prokhorov got around to reading the Woj article.

[jjktkk]

Got to give Prokhorov credit for not trying to make a Mark Cuban kinda splash as a new NBA owner.

[baseline bum]

No way the Nets should have done that deal, even if Carmelo signed the extension. They dodged a bullet but I'm sure they'll stick their head in front of the chamber again later.

[SpursIndonesia]

It's Melo who doesn't want to commit playing long term with the Nets, so why the Nuggets must take the fall out of this trade failure ?

[Cry Havoc]

:lmao Melo.

[Venti Quattro]

lol nuggets.

[ducks]

nuggets are the ones being bitches not melo

[djohn2oo8]

SI Sources: Nuggets "extremely upset" by Nets decision to withdraw from trade talks about 1 hour ago (http://twitter.com/ChrisMannixSI/status/27883378522988544) via web

http://twitter.com/chrismannixsi

Nuggets thought granting the Nets permission to talk to 'Melo moved them closer to a deal. Prokhorov, clearly, didn't. 36 minutes ago (http://twitter.com/ChrisMannixSI/status/27886379417477123) via web

:lol

[Sean Cagney]

i bet carmelo signs an extension with denver at the end of all this, money is too important to his skank wife.

I have a feeling his skank wife is the one who wants outta there and the one that wants to go to NY most of all! So I doubt that there.

[ChuckD]

LOL Nyets

Best trade they never made. They keep all five first rounders, their 20-something All Star PG, and a possible huge star big man.

Carmello isn't someone you build a team around, he's someone you put NEXT to whoever you're building around.

[Indazone]

Daryl Morey and Staff are silently working behind the scenes on Melo. Can imagine the big grin on his face when this was announced.

[TDfan2007]

Wow. Prokhorov tells Nets to walk away from Carmelo deal..says decision is final. 4 minutes ago (http://twitter.com/daldridgetnt/status/27859165917478912) via Mobile Web (http://mobile.twitter.com/)

http://twitter.com/daldridgetnt

Prokhorov says the price for Melo is too high and is instructing the #Nets (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Nets) to walk away. 5 minutes ago (http://twitter.com/briancmahoney/status/27859028067487745) via Twitter for BlackBerry® (http://blackberry.com/twitter)

http://twitter.com/briancmahoney

He Will be a Knick!!!

In other news Anne Hathaway will be Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises!

[Fabbs]

No way the Nets should have done that deal, even if Carmelo signed the extension. They dodged a bullet but I'm sure they'll stick their head in front of the chamber again later.
I like Prokhorov and I agree no way should any team try to build around that puss Anthony.

Now as a role player, yeah Marshmello can score no doubt.

[GuerillaBlack]

The Rockets are getting Melo. Move along.

[DJ Mbenga]

no way he goes to the bulls why would they take deng. they might as well just take the knicks for eddy currys corpse and a 1st rounder, and their pick of chandler or itssa a me gallinari!.

[djohn2oo8]

The Rockets are getting Melo. Move along.

Just like we got Bosh and Joe? :lol

[TDMVPDPOY]

nets should go after kevin love imo

[Annoying Mav fan]

Why would this guy go to New Jersey when he can hangout with the great city of Dallas. Great football, great basketball, great hockey, hell even great baseball. Not only is this city great, but he will have a bright future with this franchise. Dirk will automatically be the 2nd option on this team.

It's only a matter of time till we trade butler+garbage for Melo and first round picks. We are not only going to be stackkededed, but our future is looking brrrriiiiiggggghhhhttttttt :drunk

rock out with our cocks out!

[Annoying Mav fan]

The Rockets are getting Melo. Move along.
How's the 2nd seed going?

Ouch! Sick Burn!

Feel like giving myself props for det one.

[Basketballgirl25]

thank god, at least someone had a balls to stop all this because, the rest of nets management, Denver nuggets management, and Melo didn't have the balls to stop the talks

[rayjayjohnson]

How's the 2nd seed going?

Ouch! Sick Burn!

Feel like giving myself props for det one.

you shouldn't, it sucked ass.

[Koolaid_Man]

SI Sources: Nuggets "extremely upset" by Nets decision to withdraw from trade talks about 1 hour ago (http://twitter.com/ChrisMannixSI/status/27883378522988544) via web

http://twitter.com/chrismannixsi

Nuggets thought granting the Nets permission to talk to 'Melo moved them closer to a deal. Prokhorov, clearly, didn't. 36 minutes ago (http://twitter.com/ChrisMannixSI/status/27886379417477123) via web

:lol


:lmao really all the Nuggets have to do now is call up the Billionaire owner and say: Please please please...we on our fucking knees over here man...we're so fucking sorry please give us another chance...please we will do whatever you fucking say...we are just so fucking sorry...and cry like a bitches over the phone...that just might work...

otherwise they royally fucked...they just don't know how to play Poker like Dr. Buss...:lol...

Now LA needs to find a way to get Melo without giving up Bynum, Pau, or Odom..

Kobe
Melo
Bynum
Pau
Odom

Do it Mitch!!!:lmao

[Bukefal]

Prokhorov said the Nets received permission from Denver to talk with Anthony on Monday night, but he never spoke to the All-Star forward.

“Maybe he sent me an e-mail but I never use computer, that’s why, maybe, I missed it or maybe carrier pigeon got lost,” Prokhorov said.

:lol

[djohn2oo8]

Daryl Morey and Staff are silently working behind the scenes on Melo. Can imagine the big grin on his face when this was announced.

lol Melo is NOT coming here

[djohn2oo8]

I think Melo ends up in Dallas

[GuerillaBlack]

Just like we got Bosh and Joe? :lol

We're getting Melo. Be patient.

Morey is God.

[GuerillaBlack]

I think Melo ends up in Dallas

LOL, and what exactly does Dallas have to give?

[Spur_Fanatic]

:lmao really all the Nuggets have to do now is call up the Billionaire owner and say: Please please please...we on our fucking knees over here man...we're so fucking sorry please give us another chance...please we will do whatever you fucking say...we are just so fucking sorry...and cry like a bitches over the phone...that just might work...

otherwise they royally fucked...they just don't know how to play Poker like Dr. Buss...:lol...

Now LA needs to find a way to get Melo without giving up Bynum, Pau, or Odom..

Kobe
Melo
Bynum
Pau
Odom

Do it Mitch!!!:lmao

Is not possible for the Lakers. You have to give same return back (money wise). And, seriously, aside of 2 or 3 guys in the roster, you have nothing the Nuggets can use.