Sources: Carmelo Anthony leaning toward leaving Knicks; Bulls, Rockets in contention

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  1. Denny Crane

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    Re: Sources: Carmelo Anthony leaning toward leaving Knicks; Bulls, Rockets in content

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    The responses are hilarious.
     
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    hmmm...
     
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    Re: Sources: Carmelo Anthony leaning toward leaving Knicks; Bulls, Rockets in content

    Carmelo Anthony*has narrowed his options down to the*New York Knicks*and*Chicago Bulls. He is no longer considering theLos Angeles Lakers, sources told ESPN's Stephen A. Smith.
     
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    Re: Sources: Carmelo Anthony leaning toward leaving Knicks; Bulls, Rockets in content

    I strongly suspect that there's strong mutual disinterest between the Bulls and Wade.
     
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    Wade in 2010 narrowed it down to between the Heat and the Bulls. Supposedly.
     
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    All Wade wanted was Benny the Bull with a freaking laser beam attached to his forehead.
     
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    If Wade wasn't lying his ass off back in 2010, why wouldn't he consider coming to Chicago now that he's a FA?

    Because the pitch is "take a huge cut so you get to play with Taj!"
     
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    He wouldn't get to play with MVP Rose and DPOY Noah? Wow. That would be a tough sell for sure.
     
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    Re: Sources: Carmelo Anthony leaning toward leaving Knicks; Bulls, Rockets in content

    I'd play a pickup game with those guys for free. To take $50M less than I could get somewhere else?

    Not too sure about that one. There's 30 owners each making $billions off their teams. One player, MJ, finally made a $billion for his entire career, and most of that wasn't basketball - or because he's an owner too.
     
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    I doubt Wade will come here since Bosh is staying in Miami. Miami owes him too much and he wont let that go.
     
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    Tommy Beer ‏@TommyBeer

    Even if the Melo takes full max # to start his contract, have to assume Phil hopes Melo at least accepts a 7.5% decrease in 2015-16 season.
     
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    Re: Sources: Carmelo Anthony leaning toward leaving Knicks; Bulls, Rockets in content

    Tommy Beer @TommyBeer · Jul 10

    Still can't understand why Knicks are diametrically opposed to sign-and-trading Melo to Chicago, esp if Melo isn't 100% committed to NY...

    Tommy Beer @TommyBeer · 2h

    Stephen A: "According to my sources in the Knicks organization, they are absolutely not interested in facilitating" a sign-and-trade...
     
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    Re: Sources: Carmelo Anthony leaning toward leaving Knicks; Bulls, Rockets in content

    Mike McGraw @McGrawDHBulls · 11h

    Regarding possible Bulls-Knicks sign & trade, Phil Jackson & John Paxson have a relationship, obv, but not particularly tight, I've heard

    K.C. Johnson @KCJHoop

    Bulls aren't pressuring Anthony for decision. GM Gar Forman/VP John Paxson, skipping start of summer league, remain in daily contact w/ camp
     
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    In past discussions w/Bulls, ESPN sources say Lakers have been open to taking back Carlos Boozer's contract depending on assets attached
     
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    Re: Sources: Carmelo Anthony leaning toward leaving Knicks; Bulls, Rockets in content

    You would think this is right, but I'm not convinced its the case. I think Reinsdorf has been a fan or felt some kind of obligation to Wade since before he was drafted. I remember things got weird before Wade's draft day -- Wade was basically camped out at the Berto Center every day for two weeks and then Miami jumped Chicago, Bulls picked Hinrich and the rest is history.

    I think the interest from the Bulls was pretty obvious in 2010. After visiting Chicago, Wade trashed the franchise in the papers for not supporting its ex players. Instead of defending his franchise and protocol Reinsdorf's response was admitting that he had let things slip. It was an unexpected admission, to me.
     
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    Re: Sources: Carmelo Anthony leaning toward leaving Knicks; Bulls, Rockets in content

    :(

    Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
    Just a matter of hours until Carmelo Anthony informs the Knicks of his return on a five-year deal, as @FisolaNYDN reported this week.
     
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    I just got a notification from NBA.com that Melo is returning to the Knicks on a 5-year deal.
     
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