Melo On The Block?

Toronto would be a good fit for both teams. Bargnani, TJ. But Carmello wouldn’t go there.

Melo is one NBA “superstar” that confounds me…with a shot like he has, and the physical size and skills he has at that size, this guy should DOMINATE….but he really needs to smarten up…I know if I was a Denver fan Id be just about ready to let him go….trade him and get something for him….he is not a “winning” player…classic stat guy right now…and his off the court stuff is adding up……as Kobe said, “ship his * out of here”….lol

Melo is one of the best 15 players in the league, why would Denver ever trade him? If anything they just need a few defensive role players like Posey and they are a top team. I would trade JR Smith, and Najera. They need to start Klieza and Melo at the same time and they will dominate.

he is not a “winning” player…

What exactly does this mean? Cliches like this are so overused. He is in his mid-20s and has been the best player on a playoff team in a brutal conference every year since he was a rookie year. Is Shane Battier a “winning” player? I believe this is the 6th time he has been on a team knocked out of the first round. Can anyone think of a single time that the Nuggets were favored to win in the first round in the last five years?

McHale should get on the phone, if he doesnt land a top 2 pick. The pick Toine (expiring team option after next year) and McCants who would either be resigned or used as an expiring a la Gerald Green. That trade would do much for the attitude in Denver but it makes sense for both if Denver really wants to move him.

Teams all around the NBA have got to be drooling at the thought of landing Melo. I would love to see him in green, but price is probably too high.

This is very odd as I was having a conversation with a colleague about this exact subject today at lunch (I live in Denver) and I said Melo has to go. When you look at this team, he’s the logical one to trade to switch it up…unless they can sucker someone into taking Kenyon Martin, which just isn’t happening. I proposed something to get a big Point Guard, and first guy who came to my mind was Livingston, coming off a huge injury.
The Clippers should get in on this one and offer up Livingston, Maggette and Tim Thomas for Melo and Chucky Atkins. This solves the issue of playing Iverson at the 2 because he’ll be alongside Livingston, who can guard a 2 guard because of his size. the Clipps get rid of maggette, which it seems they’ve been trying to do for some time, and get a big draw to compete against the L’s for crowds. Just a thought.

If Melo is so good why are the Nuggets wanting to trade him? That is a question I want to know.

He’s a great offensive player, but very selfish and doesn’t have his head on straight right now. Throw in the fact he doesn’t play D on a defensively deficcient team.

of course, the coach is probably the bigger problem here in Denver

“In a league where stars such as Kobe Bryant and LeBron James dominate, it’s difficult to come out ahead when trading a singular immense talent for any combination of players and draft picks.”

1. That statement assumes Anthony is “a singular immense talent.” I say that’s debatable.

1. Does his teammate Allen Iverson qualify as a singular immense talent? Becuase I think Philly got the best of that trade.

1. I know both of those statements will catch me a lot of fire on this site. Flame away.

Trading Carmelo Anthony could quite possibly be the single most disasterous event of their club’s history.

Anything they get below an All-NBA level player and under the age of 25 is a loss. That’s a huge trade and they’ll find it very difficult if not impossible to pull off.

Carmelo is the one guy on that team that should be held off the table.

It’s the kind of trade that the C’s would need to be looking for a couple of more years down the road. After this run is over and assuming they don’t want to go back into the lottery, going after an all-star caliber talent in his prime, who may have baggage that’s putting him out on the trade market to begin with, would be the only move that might be available to Ainge. And that’s assuming Ainge has enough chips to play at that point in time.