According to a ‘source familiar with Anthony’s decision-making,’ per the Denver Post…
Anthony has thrived this preseason — Thursday, he tallied 30 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists in 34 minutes in a 100-95 victory over the Clippers — but privately he has kept his stance that he wants out, according to a source familiar with Anthony’s decision-making.
The source said Anthony’s camp is getting increasingly frustrated that he has yet to be dealt, desirably to an East Coast team, notably New York or New Jersey. The source maintained Anthony would also agree to a trade with Chicago, but the Nuggets won’t make the trade unless it involves Joakim Noah. The source confirmed that it is highly unlikely Anthony agrees to a trade to Philadelphia or the Clippers.
Assuming all the information is true about Anthony’s desire for a trade, he’s going about this in a really sneaky way. Publicly, he says that he’s never asked for a trade, so to his fans in Denver and around the league, he looks like the good guy. But behind the scenes, his camp is (apparently) riding the Nuggets hard to get him traded. It’s a good cop/bad cop thing…but how dumb does he think his fans are? This news is coming out in a steady stream, it has to be true, right? And just because he hasn’t personally asked the Nuggets for a trade, if his agent asks for a trade, isn’t it the same damned thing?
If a mob boss orders a hit and one of his grunts carries it out, the mob boss is still guilty of murder, right? In other words, whoever is calling the shots — in this case, Anthony — is the one ultimately responsible.
