As the offseason winds down, it seems that the Carmelo Anthony trade rumors have been slowly losing their steam, as it appears he will likely be starting the 2010-11 NBA season as a member of the Denver Nuggets.
However, his name has still been in the headlines, due largely to his strong preseason play.
Starting out with a 24-minute, 24-point performance in the preseason opener, Melo followed up with another strong showing in his second outing, scoring 19 in 20 minutes of play.
Most recently, he came up one assist shy of a triple-double, posting a stat line of 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 9 assists in a five-point victory.
Therefore, to this point, it seems that Anthony has been effectively living up to all of the hype and proving his worth (even though his NBA career has largely done that already).
Nevertheless, the potential trade is still looming over the Nuggets organization.
Prior to Thursday's game Melo said, "Anything can happen." He followed that up with the politically correct, "As of right now, I'm here."
He went on to declare that he is continuing to keep his options open, and he was ...
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