“He’s having second thoughts on Jersey,” one league source said. “He’s pushed [Denver] to explore other options.”
The Nuggets believe the deal with New Jersey gives them maximum value for Anthony, but they still engaged the Knicks on Saturday in discussions that included Danilo Gallinari(notes), Anthony Randolph(notes) and Toney Douglas(notes), sources said. The Knicks were working to pry draft picks to use in a deal for Anthony, and sources said they had talks with the Houston Rockets, who obtained New York’s 2012 first-rounder to clear cap space in a February deadline deal.
Meanwhile, the three teams – New Jersey, Charlotte and Utah – that had come to a tentative agreement on the trade were rapidly losing patience with Denver’s front office. After believing they had the parameters of a trade in place Friday, several executives were frustrated with the way the Nuggets were leveraging them to find a better deal. There still are several Nuggets voices in the process, and there’s confusion from other teams about who is truly authorizing deals and making decisions, sources said.
New Nuggets vice president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri privately has expressed a desire to try to convince Anthony, but Anthony has made it clear in multiple ways he wants no part of a future there. Ujiri even tried to set up a sit-down meeting with Anthony before the start of training camp, league sources said, but Anthony declined. No one believes the Nuggets want to start training camp with Anthony on the roster, nor does Anthony himself. Camp opens next week, and sources said Anthony planned to travel to Denver on Sunday with the Nuggets scheduled to hold media day Monday.
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