Obviously. But at the time things were breaking, a good number of sources had it as a done deal. I tried to go back and edit the thread le but was unable to do so. As we saw, it progressed into a "framework is set"-type deal and then scattered even from there. There are still sources saying all of this is contingent in Prokhorov and Avery being able to talk Carmelo into signing the extension. Supposedly, people in Carmelo's camp have said that he's willing to do just so. George Karl skipped out on an appointed radio interview this morning, something that was set up for over a week and was to be part of an on-air charity effort. There's no denying that something is definitely buzzing with this. They're not out collecting 1st rounders and swapping players just for the sake of doing so. It's between them and the Knicks and, right now, the Nets have the better package and are awaiting word on the extension.
I wish it were possible for people to grow the up and understand how these things work sometimes instead of claiming someone "owned" someone else or that an association with a favorite team has anything to do with a process like this. But it's the Internet and Spurstalk. It's to be expected. Maybe next time.