How much is Melo worth?

[Captain_Morgan]

One jar of mayo.

[SunTzuMachiavelli]

I think Denver would deal AI before they dealt Melo. Anthony is a young franchise-type player, he holds the long-term value with the Nuggets, not AI.

of course they would. AI is old and on a giant contract.

[tsherkin]

Hey, does this means Nuggets fans can't zing Raptors fans about the Carter trade anymore?



Poor guys, that's one of the worst moves I've seen in a while and we've seen some doozies lately. No franchise deserves that, so I hope there's some kind of really earth-shattering follow-up.

[Malinhion]

Melo for Caron Butler or would it take more?

It would also require a 1st rounder, along with an MLE center or an expiring contract.

[realball]

Max contract, no doubt. FRANCHISE player. Similar to Drexeler compared to Jordan in terms of retrospect. Jordan Being Lebron/Kobe/Sasha.

[TruSkool]

hes worth more than paul pierce
hes worth less than kobe bryant

i would say t-mac'ish

[klvanzu]

A lottery pick. I think Melo is the most overrated player in the game. He scores and rebounds but can't do anything else at all. Why have the Nuggets struggled so bad if he's this amazing top 10 player, especially with a DPOY in Camby and a HOF in Iverson. He's a blackhole and he'll never win a championship being "the man."

Being realistic however, I'm sure many gms feel he is a max contract superstar.

[klvanzu]

Max contract, no doubt. FRANCHISE player. Similar to Drexeler compared to Jordan in terms of retrospect. Jordan Being Lebron/Kobe/Sasha.

I think this was suposed to be in green font?

[Malinhion]

He was making an analogy...

Drexler:Jordan :: Melo:LeBron

[SlickWilly8]

Max contract, no doubt. FRANCHISE player. Similar to Drexeler compared to Jordan in terms of retrospect. Jordan Being Lebron/Kobe/Sasha.

How dare you put those 2 in the same sentence as THE MACHINE!

[klvanzu]

He was making an analogy...

Drexler:Jordan :: Melo:LeBron

yeah I know and I still don't see it at all. Melo's not even in the same paragraph as any of those guys

[Malinhion]

...nevermind.

[Apollo64]

His main issue is that he plays in a bad system under a bad coach. If the Nuggets FO is smart enough, they could restructure the team around him within a couple of seasons and become contenders.

[Bibby4Three]

Carmelo Anthony is a good person.

[freakon0mics]

Melo is a great talent, but if he was to be on a contending team he would need to be playing second fiddle and not in an offense built around him. I don't know why but I still see a lot of the "big dog" in him.

[klvanzu]

...nevermind.

no I get it completely. He's comparing Melo's status to that of Drexler's during the Jordan years, but it's still not comparable or a good analogy at all.

[klvanzu]

Melo is a great talent, but if he was to be on a contending team he would need to be playing second fiddle and not in an offense built around him. I don't know why but I still see a lot of the "big dog" in him.

I couldn't agree more. Great post!