[Strikeout King]

"With trade discussions with the New Jersey Nets having broken off, the representatives for Carmelo Anthony are engaging the Chicago Bulls with hopes of pushing them into becoming a serious bidder for the Denver Nuggets star, a league source told Yahoo! Sports.

Anthony has long been enthusiastic about a possible trade to the Bulls, but Denver and Chicago officials had been previously unable to come to terms on a deal. Bulls executives John Paxson and Gar Forman have investigated the possibility of acquiring Anthony, but thus far haven’t been willing to include the one player the Nuggets most covet: center Joakim Noah.

Anthony’s agents are under pressure to make a deal happen for the All-Star forward, who sources said has become an increasingly unhappy client. The Nuggets need to agree on a package with a team in which Anthony’s willing to sign a contract extension. Talks with New Jersey and Anthony’s preferred choice, the New York Knicks, have dragged on since Anthony asked for a trade in August.

Nevertheless, William Wesley – Worldwide Wes – is expected to travel to Chicago for Bulls games on Thursday and Saturday against the Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers, a source said. Wesley unsuccessfully pushed LeBron James to sign with the Bulls as a free agent, and now has an interest in Anthony ending up there. Wesley represents Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau for CAA.

Despite that Leon Rose is certified as the agent of record for Anthony, everyone in the NBA knows Wesley is responsible for delivering the Nuggets star to CAA and is hands-on when trying to push teams into deals for the agency’s clients.

Chicago has wanted the Nuggets to take forward Luol Deng(notes) as a cornerstone to the deal, but Denver hasn’t been interested in absorbing the three years and $40 million left on his contract after this season. The Nuggets want an array of young players and picks the Bulls will have a difficult time providing. Still, Chicago badly needs another scoring option and Anthony is one of the NBA’s elite offensive players.

Noah is recuperating from wrist surgery and is targeting a late February return. Thibodeau is an immense believer in Noah and values his defensive and rebounding presence in the middle. He’s also considered him an underrated offensive player. The Bulls signed Noah to a five-year, $60 million contract extension in the preseason."



http://www.prosportsdaily.com/articles/c...56474.html

[Spud6]

This is a turn of events.

[Strikeout King]

this took place on the 19th of this month, just 4 days ago. i hope he does come to the bulls

[zaga_fan]

I like the Bulls...
I don't like Anthony...
I hope he goes to NY

[Ballers]

I don't think it's happening.
Bulls would lose players like Noah and possibly Korver.
Anthony will not be @ the Bulls I grant you that.

[Stardust]

^ I agree. Mello wants to go to the NYC area. He wanted to go there when he was drafted, he's not going to take another stop before getting there.

[LWC]

If I am the Chicago Bulls, anyone other than Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah are available.

[Stardust]

^ So you would trade a player that you keep for a couple of months? That's taking a pretty big risk to think he comes to Chicago and meshes in the middle of the season. Your not talking about a role player, you are talking a superstar who needs the ball in his hands. No preseason to work into a routine, and then expect him to find a groove? It took the Heat a full summer and still several games before they could find it.

[RunItUpTheGut]

I dont like Noah at all but Carmelo is no center so the bulls wont get rid of him.
I would think if they did go after him theyd have to trade Boozer, which IMO is not a bad trade. Boozer seems to stay hurt and Carmelo tends to be a lot more productive.
I also think the bulls are only one good player away from being the best in the east.

[Aslan]

I'm sure the Bulls would confirm that Anthony would sign an extension immediately after they got a trade in place with the Nuggets. If not, then that would be flat out stupid. Some people think the Nets/Nuggets trade fell apart because Anthony wouldn't sign an extension with the Nets. He's NY bound this year or next, it's just a matter of time. Nuggets need to get a deal in place, to at least get something out of losing Anthony.