The New Jersey Nets continue to work with the Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz and Charlotte Bobcats to complete a complicated Carmelo Anthony trade. Talks are continuing, though nothing has been completed. However, the biggest hold-up, according to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, is that Anthony has to agree to a contract extension with the Nets that will keep him there beyond next season.
Report: Carmelo Anthony Trade To Nets Hinges On Contract Extension
One of the final significant hurdles for a blockbuster four-team trade that would send Carmelo Anthony(notes) to theNew Jersey Nets hinges on the All-Star forward's willingness to agree to a contract extension with the Nets, two front-office executives involved in the deal told Yahoo! Sports.
It’s still unclear whether Anthony will agree to that, though earlier reports suggested he was warming up to the idea.
The full deal, as of right now, involves Anthony heading to New Jersey; 2010 first-round pick Derrick Favors, Andrei Kirilenko, the Nets' 2011 first-round pick and their 2012 top-seven protected first round pick originally acquired from Golden State heading to Denver; Devin Harris heading to Charlotte; and Boris Diaw heading to Utah. The Nets also want D.J. Augustin from the Bobcats, but Charlotte has been reluctant to deal him.
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