[外電] Source: Carmelo Anthony, Nets meet
老闆和 Jay-Z 已和甜瓜碰面，約四十分鐘，
但，尚未有會面之後甜瓜的想法.
遊說團是說一定會圍繞他打造一個冠軍團隊，
並在2012-13球季在布魯克林開打。
The long-awaited meeting between Carmelo Anthony and the New Jersey Nets took
place late Saturday afternoon at a Los Angeles-area restaurant, according to
a league source.
The Nets owner, Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, and minority owner
Jay-Z informed Anthony of the club's short-term and long-term vision -- the
certainty of their move to Brooklyn for the start of the 2012-13 season, as
well as their plans to build a championship-caliber team around him, largely
through free agency.
Anthony was noncommittal after hearing the Nets' presentation, not saying
whether or not he would sign the three-year, $65 million contract extension
that is a prerequisite for the deal. He told the Nets he will think about the
situation and would like to have a resolution before the end of the weekend.
The meeting lasted approximately 40 minutes. In addition to Prokhorov and
Jay-Z, Nets general manager Billy King and CEO Brett Yormark were also
present. Anthony was joined by his agent Leon Rose, as well as his business
manager, Bay Frazier.
The New York Daily News first reported the meeting was planned.
The meeting happened despite Prokhorov saying earlier Saturday he had no
plans to meet with Anthony. A spokeswoman for the Prokhorov, Elllen Pinchuk,
released a statement saying that Prokhorov had not met with Anthony and has
no plans to meet with the Denver Nuggets star.
"Just to update you, Mikhail has not met with and has no plans to meet with
Carmelo Anthony," Pinchuk said. "He is looking forward to enjoying All Star
Weekend. We will have nothing else to add on this."
The Nets and Nuggets recently renewed trade talks for Anthony for the third
time this season. However, Anthony, who can became a free agent after this
season, insisted twice Friday that no meeting was planned with Prokhorov.
Anthony wouldn't answer when asked about a New York Daily News report that he
met with Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan on Thursday.
The Nuggets have looked into trading Anthony since he declined to sign a
three-year contract extension worth nearly $65 million this season. The Nets
were close to a deal twice, and the New York Knicks are considered the other
favorite to land Anthony if Denver decides to move him.
Anthony wants something to happen soon, but hasn't received any indication
from Nuggets executive Josh Kroenke that it will.
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"I believe that me and Josh have a good relationship. Since he became the
owner, we've been talking a lot. The lines of communication have been open,"
Anthony said. "I do believe that if something was to break or happen, that he
would call me or he would sit down with me and explain it."
Either team would have to give up a big portion of its roster to land Anthony.
"If anything was to happen with whatever team, of course, I would want a team
to be able to compete with," Anthony said. "As far as all the players that's
in the deal, that's supposed to be in the deal, yeah, that's a lot of players
for one guy."
The Nuggets approached the Nets in the past week to see if they were still
interested in acquiring the small forward, sources told ESPN.com.
Sources told ESPN.com that the Nets and Nuggets discussed a deal that would
have sent point guard Devin Harris, rookie forward Derrick Favors, the No. 3
pick in the draft, others and at least three of the Nets' five first-round
draft picks over the next two seasons to Denver for Anthony, point guard
Chauncey Billups and others.
The Nets were close to a deal for Anthony in training camp and there was a
10-day span in January when the Nets and Nuggets appeared on the verge of
pulling off a blockbuster 15- or 16-player, three-team deal with Detroit that
would have brought Anthony to New Jersey.
When the deal lingered without resolution, Prokhorov ended the speculation in
dramatic fashion, saying the lingering talks were hurting his team. He also
cited the high price the Nuggets were seeking and his frustration with the
public nature of the talks.
On Thursday, Prokhorov's spokeswoman insisted that Prokhorov had not changed
his mind with the impending NBA trading deadline approaching.
Knicks All-Star Amare Stoudemire denied a report that he was against the
reported deal for Anthony.
"I don't know where you heard that from. You didn't hear it from me," he
said. "It's always a touchy topic because you don't want to offend anyone ...
but Carmelo is obviously a friend. He's from New York, New York loves him."
Marc Stein is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com. Chris Broussard is a senior
writer for ESPN The Magazine. Information from The Associated Press
contributed to this report.
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=6139746&campaign=rss&source=NBAHeadlines
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