Per Bill Simmons from his Twitter account:
Hearing that Team Melo + Denver stonewalled NJ deal for same reason: both sides waiting for Chicago to suck it up (Deng, Noah, 2 No. 1′s).
You know how I stated numerous times that I am not willing to include Joakim Noah in a trade to bring Carmelo Anthony in Chicago?
Well, my stance still stands.
I am still not willing to trade him unless he wants the max deal, then I may consider trading him for Anthony, obviously as long he signs the contract extension.
Anyways, you got to think that you include Luol Deng, Noah, and two first-rounders (I am assuming both the Chicago Bulls own 2011 draft pick and the Charlotte Bobcats draft pick as well) that is actually too much to ask for.
Think about it, you trade two good starters and two first-round draft picks which you could at least use one of those draft picks to help fill-out the roster spots.
It may benefit keeping at least one of the draft picks.
Another thing I say is that trading both Noah and Deng will hurt the team's rebounding, sure the Chicago Bulls still have Carlos Boozer who is a g ...
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Carmelo Anthony Trade Rumors: Denver Wants Noah, Deng, Two First-Rounders
September 29th, 2010 by Hardcourt Mayhem Leave a reply »
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