[Bryan88]

ESPN - Anthony's representatives, Nuggets' brass to address trade rumors - NBA

Representatives for Carmelo Anthony will meet with Denver Nuggets management on Monday to discuss the possibility of a trade, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

Anthony is expected to attend the meeting, though his presence is not a certainty. His agent, Calvin Andrews, could not be reached for comment.

The meeting is being initiated by Anthony, who has grown tired of hearing his name mentioned in trade rumors. His desire is to stay in Denver and he wants assurances from the Nuggets that they will not trade him. Anthony's party expects to get those assurances on Monday, according to the sources. If the Nuggets don't commit to building around Anthony -- and instead demonstrate a willingness to trade him -- he will ask to be moved. Believing he will remain with the Nuggets, Anthony has not put together a list of teams he wants to be traded to.

Speculation about a deal involving Anthony began in May when reports surfaced that New Jersey had contacted Denver about a trade for the two-time All-Star forward. While the likelihood of a trade to the Nets was never high, executives around the league insisted that Nuggets coach George Karl was indeed ready to trade Anthony.

Denver denied that it was looking to trade Anthony, but the rumors have persisted. Detroit recently offered Chauncey Billups and Tayshaun Prince for Anthony, but the Nuggets weren't interested. Denver countered with an offer of Allen Iverson or a package built around Marcus Camby, but the Pistons are only interested in Anthony.

Executives with other teams say Denver's management group is divided over Anthony's place with the team. They say Karl wants to trade him, but that general manager Mark Warkentien and club advisor Bret Bearup are against the move.

Anthony, 24, averaged 25.7 points and a career-high 7.4 rebounds last season but was unable to get the Nuggets out of the first round of the playoffs for the fifth straight season. Anthony struggled badly in this year's playoffs, averaging 22.5 points on 36.4 percent shooting in a sweep by the Los Angeles Lakers.

[Bryan88]

Here is one of the trades that Melo will be meeting with the Nuggets to discuss. This is from rotoworld.

Without naming a source, ESPN.com reported that the Pistons offered Chauncey Billups and Tayshaun Prince for Anthony, but the Nuggets weren't interested. Denver was said to have countered with an offer of Allen Iverson or a package with Marcus Camby, but the Pistons are only interested in Anthony. Melo's representatives are to meet with the Nuggets on Monday to continue discussing potential trades, so it sounds like Melo may have played his last game for the Nuggets.

[Lefty Noob]

Geez, I think I'd take Prince and Billups for Carmello. Why in the world would Denver turn that down???

[Bryan88]

They apparently got assurance from the team that he will not be moved.

ESPN - Carmelo's agent assured forward will not be traded - NBA

The agent for Carmelo Anthony says the Denver Nuggets have told him they will not trade the two-time All-Star forward this summer.

"He's not going to be moved," Calvin Andrews said in a telephone interview Sunday. "It's not happening. We've been given assurances from the owner on down."

Three sources with knowledge of the situation said Saturday afternoon that Andrews, and possibly Anthony, had planned to meet with the Nuggets on Monday to discuss Anthony's future. Anthony, who does not want to be traded, is bothered by his name being mentioned in rumors and upset because the Nuggets have not come out publicly and denounced a possible trade, the sources said.

That issue was going to be addressed at Monday's meeting and if Anthony's party wasn't satisfied with the Nuggets' answers, they were set to ask for a trade, the sources said.

But Andrews said Sunday he will not meet with Nuggets management. He will be in Denver this week but only to attend Anthony's court case for driving under the influence of alcohol. He has a court date Tuesday on the charge.

"I'm going there to be supportive of Carmelo," Andrews said. "If he's charged, there will be a penalty and I'll talk with the Nuggets about that. If the trade situation comes up, we'll talk about it, but there is no meeting planned to discuss trades."

[Bryan88]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Geez, I think I'd take Prince and Billups for Carmello. Why in the world would Denver turn that down???

Melo is quite a bit younger and more talented than those two. Billups and Prince are better team players and I prefer their hard-nosed style of play, but for the above reasons I would have to think really hard about that trade.