Dallas Aggressively Looking To Get Anthony

[The Regime]

The Mavericks are aggressively trying to acquire Carmelo Anthony, according to league source.

 

Dallas isn't concerned about receiving any assurances from Anthony about signing a long-term deal after the season.

 

Mark Cuban is eager not only to add Anthony to an already dangerous roster, but also to steal him from the Nets and billionaire rival Mikhail Prokhorov.

 

The Mavericks are planning what one rival executive described as a "hard" push.

 

They have yet to make a concrete offer to the Nuggets for Anthony.

 

The Rockets are also believed to be a team that is interested in either landing Anthony or becoming a third-team in any team.

 

Ken Berger of CBS Sports writes that in order for a team like the Mavericks to land Anthony, they'll have to shift Denver's focus towards "rental" deals because there's no way they can compete with what the Nets can offer.

 

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[Clutch]

melo has some really good options, but i think him and his wife have their eyes set on new york

[The Truth]

the problem with Dallas is they have no youth to offer Denver. sure, they have Butler, Stevenson, Haywood, Terry - but all those guys are veterans. there's no way they can compete with New Jersey's crop of young studs.

[Teletopez]

When Cuban read the report, he said he was furious. His team is 23-5 going into the Christmas break, and he knows it would be risky to upset the Mavs' chemistry by bringing in another All-Star player.

 

"If [Ken Berger] is going to make things up, the reporter should at least be honest enough to say he is making things up," Cuban said. "Not one grain of truth to anything he said."

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