Carmelo to opt out

[Waew]

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/11077470/carmelo-anthony-new-york-knicks-intends-opt-test-free-agency

oh boy. is he going to take his talents to south beach?

[Smokeeye123]

No but I could see him taking his talents to Chicago or Dallas or some similar team.

The Heat talk is overhyped and will never happen. Bosh was asked about it a few days ago and said they had literally never talked about bringing Carmelo in.

[Who]

Chicago or Houston, I reckon.

[D.o.s.]

He was always going to opt out. We've been talking about it for over a year now -- it has no bearing on his travel plans.

[Roy H.]

Chicago or Houston, I reckon.

Those are the two best bets.  He can join a star-laden team while still getting paid close to a market rate.

[rondohondo]

Chicago or Houston, I reckon.

Those are the two best bets.  He can join a star-laden team while still getting paid close to a market rate.

wouldn't they have to move lin and asik first?

I would take both on the c's if we get love 1st.

what would we have to trade to get those 2 ?

[BleedGreen1989]

Chicago or Houston, I reckon.

Those are the two best bets.  He can join a star-laden team while still getting paid close to a market rate.

wouldn't they have to move lin and asik first?

I would take both on the c's if we get love 1st.

what would we have to trade to get those 2 ?

I'd take Asik/Lin independent of Love provided we were not paying much.

[Roy H.]

Chicago or Houston, I reckon.

Those are the two best bets.  He can join a star-laden team while still getting paid close to a market rate.

wouldn't they have to move lin and asik first?

I would take both on the c's if we get love 1st.

what would we have to trade to get those 2 ?

I'd take Asik/Lin independent of Love provided we were not paying much.

I don't think we'd have to pay anything if we took both of them.  Asik has positive value, Lin has negative.  For both, it probably just takes non-guaranteed deals (Bogans, etc.) and the trade exception.

[MBunge]

Chicago or Houston, I reckon.

Those are the two best bets.  He can join a star-laden team while still getting paid close to a market rate.

wouldn't they have to move lin and asik first?

I would take both on the c's if we get love 1st.

what would we have to trade to get those 2 ?

I'd take them both on even without Love.  Their deals expire after next year and while we'd probably want to keep Asik, Lin could be moved for some unhappy star on a longer contract.  And if they need to clear the cap space for Carmello, they're probably gettable for 2nd round picks and non guaranteed deals.

Mike

[obnoxiousmime]

No but I could see him taking his talents to Chicago or Dallas or some similar team.

The Heat talk is overhyped and will never happen. Bosh was asked about it a few days ago and said they had literally never talked about bringing Carmelo in.

You're right, he should have blabbed about it so all the attention would create a huge distraction for his team, not to mention trigger an outcry for tampering investigations.

He may have been telling the truth but to believe players don't know how to lie to the media is a little naive.

[fairweatherfan]

Chicago or Houston, I reckon.

Those are the two best bets.  He can join a star-laden team while still getting paid close to a market rate.

wouldn't they have to move lin and asik first?

I would take both on the c's if we get love 1st.

what would we have to trade to get those 2 ?

I'd take Asik/Lin independent of Love provided we were not paying much.

I don't think we'd have to pay anything if we took both of them.  Asik has positive value, Lin has negative.  For both, it probably just takes non-guaranteed deals (Bogans, etc.) and the trade exception.

Yeah this is a great opportunity for Danny to jump in and get the center we need while helping Houston clear space for a good offer.  I think if we're willing to take on the salaries and cap hits, it could well cost us basically nothing.  Hope we're on it already.

[slamtheking]

no surprise.  he's looking for a big payday, which he can still command, and to find a team with a better roster to join.  Houston and Chicago are mentioned but don't sleep on the Lakers grabbing him.  high profile organization with Kobe coming back next year.  if they keep Pau on a reasonable deal and move Nash, it could happen and give them an intriguing roster to get to the playoffs. 

[pearljammer10]

Chicago or Houston, I reckon.

Those are the two best bets.  He can join a star-laden team while still getting paid close to a market rate.

I'd throw Dallas in the mix as well...


And I still put the darkhorse candidate as the Celtics depending what pieces fall where. A Love trade could make something happen.

[Who]

I'd love to see Carmelo on the Bulls. It'd be nice to see D-Rose get to play with a 2nd high quality offensive player and it'd be great to see Joakim Noah have those two guys alongside him.

[Donoghus]

Come to Chicago, Melo.

With Noah and even a 50% Rose along with Melo, that's a pretty solid core.