Carmelo Anthony's "ultimate dream" would be to play in New York, the Denver Nuggets forward said Friday in an interview with ESPN's Colleen Dominguez.
Anthony and his wife, LaLa Vazquez, are from the area and have strong ties to Brooklyn.
"That's like the ultimate dream at the end of the day," Anthony said. "Who wouldn't want to go back home to play?"
Anthony stopped short of saying he wanted to play for the New York Knicks or the New Jersey Nets, who will move into a new arena in Brooklyn in 2012.
"I don't know, it's tough for me to answer that question," Anthony said when asked where he wants to play next year. "It's tough for me to sit here and say, 'Oh, I want to play in New York' [or] 'Oh, I want to play in New Jersey' [or] 'Oh, I want to say here [in Denver].' "
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/ ... id=6023180 Anthony admitted he's had a difficult time dealing with all of the trade rumors.
"It's kind of hard for me to even watch sports right now," Anthony said. "That's all they're talking about right now."
He added, " I haven't had a good night's sleep since Thanksgiving."
Anthony said he was surprised when the Nets emerged as possible trade partners with the Nuggets.
"I [had] never really thought about the New Jersey Nets," he said, before allowing that he has susbsequently considered the possibility.
"I see what the future holds, they'll move into Brooklyn. ... Me going back home to Brooklyn, opening that arena, I think about all that stuff."
But Anthony also said, "I haven't even thought about [signing an extention with the Nets]."