Carmelo Anthony Trade: Reevaluating the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets Trade
2011 NBA Trade Deadline, Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
On February 22, 2011, the New York Knicks acquired All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony from the Denver Nuggets, along with veteran point guards Chauncey Billups and Anthony Carter and forwards Shelden Williams and Renaldo Balkman.In return, the Nuggets received point guard Raymond Felton, forwards Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari, rookie center Timofey Mozgov, two second-round draft picks (2012 and 2013) and a 2014 first-round pick.Rounding out the deal was the Minnesota Timberwolves, who sent Kosta Koufos to Denver, Corey Brewer to New York and received Eddy Curry and Anthony Randolph from the Knicks.Now, initially, this trade was viewed as a huge victory ...