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Hearing that Denver won't rush, but being pressured by other teams who want to make deals. This is holding up a lot of action around league.
The "no one from outside our organization" part, clear ref to Isiah, "hasn't been involved in the process in any way" is matter of semantics
Source tells Newsday Knicks are "not going any further" with offers to Denver. "It's out of our hands now." Up to Denver.
Knicks statement adds, "We want to make it clear that no one from outside our organization has been involved in this process in any way."
..throughout process and are "in complete agreement with everything we are currently working on."
Knicks release statement from Dolan, Walsh, D'Antoni to "make it abundantly clear" the three have been "in constant communication"
The Knicks appear to have drawn a line in the sand in their negotiations with the Denver Nuggets for Carmelo Anthony. A person with knowledge of the situation said the team will not budge any more than they've already gone with their offers to Denver.
The Nuggets now have to decide whether they want to make this deal with the Knicks or play games with Carmelo until Thursday's trade deadline.
"We're not going any further now," the source said. "It's out of our hands."
The Knicks have an offer on the table that, according to sources, includes Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari and Raymond Felton going to Denver along with a first-round pick from the Minnesota Timberwolves, for Anthony, guard Chauncey Billups and at least one other reserve player, plus $3 million in cash considerations. The deal the Knicks have in place will save the Nuggets as much as $6 million in luxury tax this season. The Timberwolves would absorb Eddy Curry's $11.2 million salary slot and take Anthony Randolph, while sending a first round pick to Denver.
The Knicks would sign Anthony to a three-year, $65 million contract extension as part of a trade.
Though the Knicks would prefer to sign Anthony as a free agent in the offseason, multiple sources say the organization has been made aware that Anthony has no interest in waiting for free agency, especially with the uncertainty that lies ahead in collective bargaining.
"He wants the money," one source said.
That obviously complicates things for the Knicks, who might have been able to negotiate a more favorable deal if Anthony had used the threat of walking after the season to motivate Denver to trade him.
Donnie Walsh wanted to do this the usual way: set parameters, negotiate and then stare at the clock until the 11th hour and see if the Nuggets buckle under the pressure of trading Carmelo for a little less than what they were hoping to get for their superstar.
But there has been nothing usual about this process, which has plummeted to incorrigible levels of amateurish behavior and inane posturing. Walsh, according to sources, has never been completely confident that Denver would ever come to a fair deal. He has good reason to believe this, considering the behavior of several people involved in the process who have gone to great lengths to undermine the Knicks' efforts both behind the scenes and in the media.
Despite reports that suggest Walsh has been completely removed from the situation, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations insist that Walsh is very much involved "on the basketball side" of the decision-making. One source also said that Isiah Thomas' reported involvement in advising Knicks owner James Dolan is not an effort to undercut Walsh.
"Isiah is not undermining Donnie," said an NBA source with no connection to the Knicks or the Garden, but direct knowledge of the situation.
"It's not an issue," a source close to Walsh agreed.
The Knicks are apparently concerned enough about the reports and speculation that has arisen this weekend that the team released a joint statement from Dolan, Walsh and coach Mike D'Antoni on Sunday that said:
“We want to make it abundantly clear that we have been in constant communication throughout this process and the three of us are in complete agreement with everything that we are currently working on. Together, we will do what is best for the long-term success of the franchise.
In addition, we want to make it clear that no one from outside our organization has been involved in this process in any way. We will have no further comment at this time.”
The "no one from outside our organization" part is a clear reference to Thomas, though to suggest he "hasn't been involved in the process in any way" is a matter of semantics.
It is well known that Dolan has leaned on Thomas for input on talent evaluation, but a source with direct knowledge of the situation -- and not related to the Knicks or the Garden in any way, it should be pointed out -- that Thomas "is not trying to take over" and insisted Thomas "is not coming back." Newsday and Yahoo! Sports have previously reported that Thomas knows Dolan won't hire him again to run the franchise, but Dolan still values Thomas' basketball acumen and, most importantly, his connection with superstar players.
Hearing that Denver won't rush, but being pressured by other teams who want to make deals. This is holding up a lot of action around league.
The "no one from outside our organization" part, clear ref to Isiah, "hasn't been involved in the process in any way" is matter of semantics
Source tells Newsday Knicks are "not going any further" with offers to Denver. "It's out of our hands now." Up to Denver.
Knicks statement adds, "We want to make it clear that no one from outside our organization has been involved in this process in any way."
..throughout process and are "in complete agreement with everything we are currently working on."
Knicks release statement from Dolan, Walsh, D'Antoni to "make it abundantly clear" the three have been "in constant communication"
The Knicks appear to have drawn a line in the sand in their negotiations with the Denver Nuggets for Carmelo Anthony. A person with knowledge of the situation said the team will not budge any more than they've already gone with their offers to Denver.
The Nuggets now have to decide whether they want to make this deal with the Knicks or play games with Carmelo until Thursday's trade deadline.
"We're not going any further now," the source said. "It's out of our hands."
The Knicks have an offer on the table that, according to sources, includes Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari and Raymond Felton going to Denver along with a first-round pick from the Minnesota Timberwolves, for Anthony, guard Chauncey Billups and at least one other reserve player, plus $3 million in cash considerations. The deal the Knicks have in place will save the Nuggets as much as $6 million in luxury tax this season. The Timberwolves would absorb Eddy Curry's $11.2 million salary slot and take Anthony Randolph, while sending a first round pick to Denver.
The Knicks would sign Anthony to a three-year, $65 million contract extension as part of a trade.
Though the Knicks would prefer to sign Anthony as a free agent in the offseason, multiple sources say the organization has been made aware that Anthony has no interest in waiting for free agency, especially with the uncertainty that lies ahead in collective bargaining.
"He wants the money," one source said.
That obviously complicates things for the Knicks, who might have been able to negotiate a more favorable deal if Anthony had used the threat of walking after the season to motivate Denver to trade him.
Donnie Walsh wanted to do this the usual way: set parameters, negotiate and then stare at the clock until the 11th hour and see if the Nuggets buckle under the pressure of trading Carmelo for a little less than what they were hoping to get for their superstar.
But there has been nothing usual about this process, which has plummeted to incorrigible levels of amateurish behavior and inane posturing. Walsh, according to sources, has never been completely confident that Denver would ever come to a fair deal. He has good reason to believe this, considering the behavior of several people involved in the process who have gone to great lengths to undermine the Knicks' efforts both behind the scenes and in the media.
Despite reports that suggest Walsh has been completely removed from the situation, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations insist that Walsh is very much involved "on the basketball side" of the decision-making. One source also said that Isiah Thomas' reported involvement in advising Knicks owner James Dolan is not an effort to undercut Walsh.
"Isiah is not undermining Donnie," said an NBA source with no connection to the Knicks or the Garden, but direct knowledge of the situation.
"It's not an issue," a source close to Walsh agreed.
The Knicks are apparently concerned enough about the reports and speculation that has arisen this weekend that the team released a joint statement from Dolan, Walsh and coach Mike D'Antoni on Sunday that said:
“We want to make it abundantly clear that we have been in constant communication throughout this process and the three of us are in complete agreement with everything that we are currently working on. Together, we will do what is best for the long-term success of the franchise.
In addition, we want to make it clear that no one from outside our organization has been involved in this process in any way. We will have no further comment at this time.”
The "no one from outside our organization" part is a clear reference to Thomas, though to suggest he "hasn't been involved in the process in any way" is a matter of semantics.
It is well known that Dolan has leaned on Thomas for input on talent evaluation, but a source with direct knowledge of the situation -- and not related to the Knicks or the Garden in any way, it should be pointed out -- that Thomas "is not trying to take over" and insisted Thomas "is not coming back." Newsday and Yahoo! Sports have previously reported that Thomas knows Dolan won't hire him again to run the franchise, but Dolan still values Thomas' basketball acumen and, most importantly, his connection with superstar players.
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