Rumors Surfacing of Houston, Portland, NYK Trade

[britblazerdude]

According to Woj: trade talks have stalled.
Presumably, the new GM will want to take some time before committing to a major trade... And, Meyers Leonard will be a Blazer until the end of time.

Even with his glass shoulders, Meyers is still probably strong enough to be a "Main Base" on the Trailblazer stunt team. Meyers, if you are reading this, here is a schedule for the walk on tryouts:

http://www.nba.com/blazers/trail-blazers-stunt-team/

Lmfao

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[Blazinaway]

Knicks stop trade talks

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/246898/Knicks-Break-Off-Carmelo-Anthony-Trade-Talks

[BlazersBroncos]

Honestly, at least Plumlee can rebound a bit and plays defense. Myers doesn't do either of those things.

[Soulyss]

Honestly, at least Plumlee can rebound a bit and plays defense. Myers doesn't do either of those things.

It would be ironic if Plumdog gets less than Meyers did last year.

[BlazersBroncos]

^ I was talking about the other Plumlee, but ya, the Center market is so bare. I can see him and a guy like Alex Len, both FARRRRR better talents than Myers, getting only around 8M each.

[Waynearchetype]

BabyMan posted that one of the hold ups (before the new GM pausing talks) was finding a home for Meyers lol

[Soulyss]

^ I was talking about the other Plumlee, but ya, the Center market is so bare. I can see him and a guy like Alex Len, both FARRRRR better talents than Myers, getting only around 8M each.

Isn't there like nine plumlees? I swear they were cloned..

[DaVoiceMaster]

I think there are 3 Plumlee's

[Skhraeurpl]

Olshey wants Melo per Woj

One of the teams that New York and Houston had hoped would facilitate a multi-team trade for Anthony -- the Portland Trail Blazers -- only plans to participate in a deal for Anthony if he decides to expand his no-trade clause to include the Trail Blazers, league sources told ESPN.

Outside of Golden State, Portland believes the addition of a player such as Anthony would furnish it with talent and depth comparable to those of the top Western Conference contenders, league sources said. Because of that, the Blazers have little, if any, inclination to facilitate an Anthony deal that would land him with a Western Conference rival such as Houston, league sources said.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20075037/carmelo-anthony-counting-new-york-knicks-trading-houston-rockets

[GEE]

Olshey wants Melo per Woj

One of the teams that New York and Houston had hoped would facilitate a multi-team trade for Anthony -- the Portland Trail Blazers -- only plans to participate in a deal for Anthony if he decides to expand his no-trade clause to include the Trail Blazers, league sources told ESPN.

Outside of Golden State, Portland believes the addition of a player such as Anthony would furnish it with talent and depth comparable to those of the top Western Conference contenders, league sources said. Because of that, the Blazers have little, if any, inclination to facilitate an Anthony deal that would land him with a Western Conference rival such as Houston, league sources said.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20075037/carmelo-anthony-counting-new-york-knicks-trading-houston-rockets

[Blazers98]

Also, Melo is "counting" on NY to get a deal done. If one reads between the lines, Melo is saying NY needs to make this trade happen or else he's an unhappy camper and has the NY media to report it all. Pressure is on NY and we are more and more in the driver's seat unless they have another team to facilitate the trade. IMO this is posturing to get a better deal more than actually getting Melo.

[Soulyss]

Also, Melo is "counting" on NY to get a deal done. If one reads between the lines, Melo is saying NY needs to make this trade happen or else he's an unhappy camper and has the NY media to report it all. Pressure is on NY and we are more and more in the driver's seat unless they have another team to facilitate the trade. IMO this is posturing to get a better deal more than actually getting Melo.

Maybe... We threw around the idea of adding Melo a while ago... it was mixed... but I can see Portland bringing in Melo. Offensively they would be a juggernaut.

Crabbe, Harkless, and a 1st.. it wouldnt be a bad haul for NY if they cant make Houston work.

[Ripcity4life]

1st off i want to say -- NEVER EVER been a fan of Melo

However as much as there is a chance IF this trade were to happen of being a total disaster but because of the cap situation this might be the ONLY way for the near future ( next 2 yrs) to have ANY shot in the west.

Problem and it is a HUGE HUGE one and that is the fact i believe Melo wants to stay closer to his family who i believe live in New York or East coast thus taking any team who is west of prolly Texas OUT of it. IF there are fans who want this deal to happen you better hope ( pray ) that Dame , CJ or someone on the team can convince him to add the Blazers to the teams he would accept.

Also it's possible this is all a ploy by Olshey to get more then he has been offered to this point and/or get a contract off the books that a team has balked at taking on up to this point.

[GEE]

Crabbe / Harkless and 2018 1st certainly would be a better of a return for the Knicks than Anderson, which is all Houston reported to be offering at this point. Whether it would be good for Portland has been debated nearly to death. For me, it just depends on which Melo you're getting. Is it NYK Melo, or Olympic Melo? Big difference there.

[PDXKnight]

Crabbe / Harkless and 2018 1st certainly would be a better of a return for the Knicks than Anderson, which is all Houston reported to be offering at this point. Whether it would be good for Portland has been debated nearly to death. For me, it just depends on which Melo you're getting. Is it NYK Melo, or Olympic Melo? Big difference there.

I'm not feeling the idea of throwing in that 1st without heavy protections

Dame CJ, Melo is there enough ball to go around with those 3? I feel like adding Melo would likely just end up hindering CJ's development.

[cucad8]

Problem and it is a HUGE HUGE one and that is the fact i believe Melo wants to stay closer to his family who i believe live in New York or East coast thus taking any team who is west of prolly Texas OUT of it.

Portland is 1.5 hours by plane further from NY than Houston is. It's not like Houston is Boston, where he can pop over and see his kids on an off day super easy. Anywhere he goes away from NY, it'd be far.

[PDXKnight]

Problem and it is a HUGE HUGE one and that is the fact i believe Melo wants to stay closer to his family who i believe live in New York or East coast thus taking any team who is west of prolly Texas OUT of it.

Portland is 1.5 hours by plane further from NY than Houston is. It's not like Houston is Boston, where he can pop over and see his kids on an off day super easy. Anywhere he goes away from NY, it'd be far.

Yeah but Houston is looking like a contender right now and Portland is looking like a 55 win team in a pipe dream scenario of Melo magically turning into his prime self.

[cucad8]

Problem and it is a HUGE HUGE one and that is the fact i believe Melo wants to stay closer to his family who i believe live in New York or East coast thus taking any team who is west of prolly Texas OUT of it.

Portland is 1.5 hours by plane further from NY than Houston is. It's not like Houston is Boston, where he can pop over and see his kids on an off day super easy. Anywhere he goes away from NY, it'd be far.

Yeah but Houston is looking like a contender right now and Portland is looking like a 55 win team in a pipe dream scenario of Melo magically turning into his prime self.

If he wants to be close to his family, then he stays in NY. I wasn't speaking to the levels of contention of either squads. Just specifically to distance from family. 1.5 hours is a lot on a flight, but when you're flying private, it's not a huge difference. Simply, neither is "close"

[PDXKnight]

Portland is 1.5 hours by plane further from NY than Houston is. It's not like Houston is Boston, where he can pop over and see his kids on an off day super easy. Anywhere he goes away from NY, it'd be far.

Yeah but Houston is looking like a contender right now and Portland is looking like a 55 win team in a pipe dream scenario of Melo magically turning into his prime self.

If he wants to be close to his family, then he stays in NY. I wasn't speaking to the levels of contention of either squads. Just specifically to distance from family. 1.5 hours is a lot on a flight, but when you're flying private, it's not a huge difference. Simply, neither is "close"

True on a plane doesn't make a significant difference

[DeBlazerRiddem]

Crabbe / Harkless and 2018 1st certainly would be a better of a return for the Knicks than Anderson, which is all Houston reported to be offering at this point. Whether it would be good for Portland has been debated nearly to death. For me, it just depends on which Melo you're getting. Is it NYK Melo, or Olympic Melo? Big difference there.

I'm not feeling the idea of throwing in that 1st without heavy protections

Dame CJ, Melo is there enough ball to go around with those 3? I feel like adding Melo would likely just end up hindering CJ's development.

Naw a guy like CJ can always get his. Melo would really impact a guy like Nurkic though, who would be relegated to permanent garbage man duties and be a huge waste of his talent.

Anyways, I suppose at the right price Melo would certainly be an infusion of talent, but I fear New York is unreasonable in their expectations and I really wouldn't see Melo as anything more than a 1 year player (if he even waives that NTC) so my 'right price' is probably lower than most. Basically it's an experiment I would try but I certainly don't see it being a successful one, or one I would burn my limited assets to try.