George Karl excitedly declared he had his best team in his 51/2 seasons in Denver. These comments came AFTER the Carmelo Anthony(notes) blockbuster trade with the New York Knicks that stripped the Nuggets of their star power, leading many to call Karl a wishful thinker, eternal optimist or even delusional. How about prophetic? The Nuggets are 5-1 since sending Anthony and Chauncey Billups to the Knicks in a three-team, 13-player trade that brought them Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, Wilson Chandler and Timofey Mozgov from New York and Kosta Koufus from Minnesota. Read more: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Aq.fCFduE9kt8zuOsvi1UnK8vLYF?slug=ap-betterwithoutmelo
The Nuggets are 5-1 since sending Anthony and Chauncey Billups to the Knicks in a three-team, 13-player trade that brought them Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, Wilson Chandler and Timofey Mozgov from New York and Kosta Koufus from Minnesota.