The Carmelo Anthony Situation (Revisited)

3 days before the trading deadline it finally happened, Carmelo Anthony was traded to the New York Knicks. It was the only team he said he would accept a contract extension for in the first place, and they finally gave in to the Denver Nuggets trade demands. The Knicks had to give up 3 starters including Raymond Felton, Wilson Chandler, and Danilo Gallinari, as well as a top prospect Timofey Mozgov, a 2014 first round draft pick, 2 second round draft picks, and cash considerations. They also had to trade Eddy Curry and another talented prospect Anthony Randolph to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Corey Brewer. They had to make the second trade for financial reasons. It seems to me like they traded a lot of assets away to get a player that they probably could have gotten this summer.
Carmelo would have been a free agent this summer, and after saying the only team he would sign an extension with was the Knicks, the Knicks still traded away a lot of their talent to get him. The only other team that even tried to get Carmelo was the New Jersey Nets, and though they did put a very attractive offer out to the Nuggets (who accepted the trade offer, pending an extension from Carmelo), they never had a real chance at getting him because Carmelo wouldn't have accepted an extension from them. So my guess is that the Knicks are still glad they got their man, even though now they will have to rebuild the rest of the team around him and Amare Stoudimire. The Nuggets have to be pleased with what they got for a player that wasn't going to be with them next year anyway. The Timberwolves are ecstatic that they were lucky enough to have gotten a great prospect like Anthony Randolph for what they got him for. So I guess everyone is happy, even though it seems like the Knicks got shafted in the deal, but if they like the trade who am I to argue. For more information about the New York Knicks click here, for more information about the Denver Nuggets click here, and for more information about the Minnestoa Timberwolves click here.