Carmelo may find new home in New York

Carmelo Anthony entered the NBA in 2003 as a third pick to the Denver Nuggets. He played one year of college basketball for Syracuse where he led them to a national title and was voted MVP of the NCAA east regional. Carmelo is currently in his 8th season with the Nuggets, but if a recent deal goes through he will be calling New York his new home.

Three teams are involved in the proposed trade. If the trade goes through as is, Denver would receive Corey Brewer and a first round draft pick in the upcoming NBA draft, but is this a good deal for Denver.

Carmelo has been a huge asset to the Denver Nuggets. He has led his team to the playoffs every year since his rookie year. He also also led them to two division titles. Since his time in the NBA, Carmelo has been named to the All-Rookie team, the All-Star team 4 times and the the All-NBA team 4 times. He also has a bronze and gold medal from the olympics.

Carmelo has become the face of the Nuggets over his time there and consistently one of the highest point scorers on the team. He brought them from a 17-65 record to a major playoff contender. He has also been a contributing reason to the growth in the Denver Nugget fan basis and attendance at games.

Would letting a player of that caliber go be worth the chance the Nuggets are taking?

For example, this could be compared to the Lakers trading All-Star Kobe Bryant. They have not done so and he has benefited his teams greatly over the years. I believe Carmelo can do the same for his program as he has done over the years and is to valuable of a player to trade.