The Denver Post spoke with Chauncey Billups, who had some advice for Carmelo Anthony:
“It’s tough, but I think that’s the one thing he has to do, is whoever it is in his camp that’s speaking and talking and doing whatever, he has to take that up with them and say ‘Listen, where’s all of this coming from?’ ” Billups said. “That’s something that internally he has to fix.
“Honestly, I think that the publications and things are out of control. None of this stuff has come out of Melo’s mouth. He has not once said he didn’t want to be a Nugget. He loves Denver, he loves the Nuggets, he loves the fans. So, it’s a part of him that I’m sure is eating him up a little bit because he’s taken all this press, and he’s not said one thing to support or to not support what they are saying. He’s just trying to enjoy his summer, chill out.”
The news is leaking out, and that may be planned or unplanned, but according to Ric Bucher and people of his ilk, Anthony isn’t keeping his desire to play for the Knicks a secret.
Hell, even his new bride, LaLa Vasquez, is talking about possibly moving to New York:
“Us being in New York is a possibility,” LaLa told the Daily News’ Amanda Sidman. “It depends on ‘Melo’s career and where it takes him. There’s a lot of talk about the Knicks, I mean, there’s a lot of teams out there, he’s a great player and I think collectively we just need to think about what makes sense for our family. But I would never say that being in New York is not an option, I’d be lying to you if I said that.”
LaLa, who is from Brooklyn, admitted that she’s always been a Knicks fan “until I met my husband, then I jumped ship to the Nuggets. ‘Melo will tell you, and all the players will tell you no matter where their loyalty is, there aren’t many places like Madison Square Garden. They’ll all say that, and it’s nothing against their teams but there is a different energy in there, and you really can’t top that.”
One reason that Carmelo isn’t really discussing his situation is because he will be fined if he publicly requests a trade.
