Chauncey Billups, a 13-year NBA veteran, is heading to New York as part of the Carmelo Anthony trade between the Knicks, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves. From the start, it appeared Chauncey Billups was destined to join Anthony wherever he landed and on Monday night that was the case as Billups, Anthony and others were traded to the New York Knicks for a haul of players and picks.
Chauncey Billups Traded To Knicks As Sidekick To Carmelo Anthony
Billups and Anthony bring a built-in rapport to New York having spent much of the last three seasons together in Denver. The Knicks, undertaking a drastic roster overhaul with the deal, can use Billups’ veteran presence and that stability, though the roster is clearly formed around Amare Stoudemire and Anthony.
This season, Billups is averaging 16.5 points and 5.3 assists per game in 51 appearances, right on par with his career marks. Billups is hitting at a 43.8 percent clip from the field and a career-high 44.1 percent from three-point range in 2010, as well.
With Raymond Felton heading to Denver as part of the trade, Billups has the point guard spot all to himself in New York, orchestrating an offense that features a tremendous inside-out threat in Anthony and Stoudemire.
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