AP Source: Nets 'advancing' on Anthony deal

Nets Closing In On Carmelo
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Nets are closing in on a deal to bring Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey. Talks on a three-team trade with the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons are “advancing,” a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Sunday. The trade would reunite Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton in New Jersey along with Anthony, the person said on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss the talks. Although there ...

Carmelo Anthony Deal With New Jersey 'Advancing'
Newark, N.J. — The Nets are closing in on a deal to bring Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey. Talks on a three-team trade with the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons are "advancing," a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Sunday. The trade would reunite Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton in New Jersey along with Anthony, the person said on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the talks. Although there has been progress, th...

Nuggets Billups Tuning Out Nets-Anthony Trade Rumors
NEW YORK (AP) — Chauncey Billups has grown so immune to the constantly swirling trade rumors involving Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony that he simply tunes out the chatter. Even when his own name surfaces. The Denver native and Nuggets Point Guard has been mentioned in the most recent trade rumors to pop up. The New Jersey Nets are reportedly trying to get the Detroit Pistons involved in a deal to acquire Anthony, and Billups would be thrown into the mix as well....

AP Source: Nets advancing on Anthony deal
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Nets are closing in on a deal to bring Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey. Talks on a three-team trade with the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons are “advancing,” a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Sunday. The trade would reunite Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton in New Jersey along with Anthony, the person said on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss the talks. Although there ...

NBA: New Orleans 96, Denver 87
DENVER, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Chris Paul scored 20 points in the New Orleans Hornets' 96-87 decision over Denver Sunday as trade rumors swirled around the Nuggets. Paul distributed six assists and David West added 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had five assists for the Hornets, who broke a two-game Losing Streak. The Nuggets, meanwhile, played poorly as speculation intensified that superstar Carmelo Anthony was on the verge of being traded. Reports indicated the Nuggets were near to a finaliz...

SI.com: Where is Melo headed?
Is Carmelo Anthony East Coast-bound? It sure seems that way with reports surfacing that the Nets are closing in on a deal that would send the Nuggets star forward to New Jersey. Several league sources confirmed to SI.com's Chris Mannix that the Nets are in the final stages of a massive three-team trade deal with the Nuggets and Detroit Pistons that would send Melo as well as Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton and Anthony Carter to Jersey; Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, Anthony Morrow, Ben Uz...

Carmelo Anthony Trade Rumors Center On Detroit, New Jersey
Reports from around the NBA are indicating that the Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets and Detroit Pistons are involved in conversations about a deal that would send Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey. ESPN's Marc Stein cited unnamed sources in reporting on Saturday morning that the deal hinges on Detroit's willingness to surrender a first round pick and take on certain assets from New Jersey. Sources with knowledge of the talks confirmed the Nets and Nuggets have discussed a thre...

Carmelo Anthony Trade to New Jersey Close to Fruition
The New Jersey Jets may finally be about to get their man. Denver Nuggets all star Carmelo Anthony could soon be heading to New York in a three-team trade, reports ESPN. According to sources close to the deal, the trade could involve as many as 15 players and possibly be finalized within the next few days. Though its not finalized, the ESPN report says that the Nets would get Anthony and Denver guard Chauncey Billups along with guard Rip Hamiliton from the Detroit Pistons. Denver would receive t...

Everything You Need to Know About the Carmelo Anthony Trade Talks
We're still in a holding pattern on the much-discussed trade that would send Carmelo Anthony to the Nets, which means it is as good a time as any to sift through some of the many, many questions raised by the proposed deal. Who is going where in the deal? As of right now, the deal would send Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter and Shelden Williams from Denver to New Jersey in exchange for Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, Anthony Morrow Ben Uzoh, Quinton Ross and Stephen Graham. Detroit would...

Schmeelks Stance: Carmelo Confusion
For so long, Carmelo Anthony’s position made sense. He wanted to get out of Denver, and move to a big market. He felt the Nuggets were stuck in “almost land” with little chance to make a run at the finals in a strong Western Conference with superior teams like the Lakers. He wanted to land with the team in the biggest market. He wanted to join forces with another legit superstar like Amar’e Stoudemire, and a very solid supporting cast that would have a legit chance of get...

Highlightin Hoops: Knicks Dont Love LA
There haven’t been a lot of times this year where I’ve said it.  In fact, this was the first time in the last eight weeks where it was evident.  The New York Knicks were overmatched.  It should come as no surprise that the Lakers were able to impose such a dominant will over Mike D’Antoni’s team.  Phil Jackson has the luxury of starting two all-star caliber 7-footers, and one of the best five guards to ever play the game.  When the two teams walke...

Melo Doesnt Think Nets Trade Is Imminent
DENVER (AP) - Carmelo Anthony doesn’t think a trade to New Jersey is imminent. The Denver Nuggets All-Star forward also said after practice Monday he regrets that teammate and Denver native Chauncey Billups’ name has come up in reports of a three-team deal involving Detroit. Despite the rumors that his departure from Denver is fast approaching, Anthony was in a jovial mood at practice following one of the worst performances of his career in a loss to New Orleans on Sunday night. He t...

Size Matters: Knicks Come Up Tiny Against the Lakers
The wires were burning on Sunday with news that the long-rumored trade of Carmelo Anthony to the Nets, the Second Avenue Subway of trade rumors, was close to being completed. Perhaps that's why the Knicks spent Sunday night convincing the world that Anthony was the last thing they need to take the next step in their ascent to competitiveness with the NBA's best team. Anthony isn't a big man who can defend and rebound, after all, and that's what the Knicks were sorely lacking against the Lakers. ...

George Gascn D.A. appointment a bold move
In the end, outgoing Mayor Gavin Newsom 's decision on who should replace outgoing District Attorney Kamala Harris came down to a choice: bold or safe. He chose bold, selecting Police Chief George Gascón in a move that completely redraws both the city's Law Enforcement and political landscapes. Gascón emerged as a Candidate for the D.A.'s job only after about a dozen potential candidates failed to pass the shifting policy and political criteria laid out by Newsom and outgoing District Attorney..

Reverse Migration
There's an interesting piece in today's Wall Street Journal referencing some new data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey about the reverse migration of black folks to Dixie. Metropolitan Atlanta, for instance, added an astonishing 500,000 black people from 2000 to 2009; my home metro area of New York, meanwhile, lost 55,000 black residents. Part of this story falls under the category of "black folks do the same stuff that other folks do, and often for the same reasons": the movem...

Douglas-Roberts, Bucks Beat Nets 115-92
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Chris Douglas-Roberts celebrated his birthday by scoring 24 points against his former teammates to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 115-92 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday night. Ersan Ilyasova added a season-high 22 points and 13 rebounds, and Earl Boykins had 17 points as the Bucks snapped a three-game Losing Streak and beat the Nets for the sixth straight time. Milwaukee, the NBA’s worst shooting team at 41.3 percent from the field, shot a season-best 58.3 per...

Kardashian boyfriend a mystery to parents
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Kim Kardashian may be dating New Jersey Nets Basketball player Kris Humphries, but her parents have never met him. "She's dating a lot of different people," Kris Jenner told People Magazine at a party at the winter Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, Calif., Tuesday. "I usually don't meet them until she gets serious and, so far, she hasn't brought him around." Jenner said her daughter has been working too hard to get involved in a serious new rela...

P.A.'s Williams may be sidelined 2 more weeks
Princess Anne star Elizabeth Williams could miss two more weeks while recovering from a minor Knee Injury. Williams, a 6-foot-3 senior center regarded nationally as one of the top players in her class, was injured during a holiday tournament Dec. 30. She has missed two games, including a 39-34 loss to top-ranked Lake Taylor. "She can shoot around," coach Darnell Dozier said. "If she was pushed to play she could, but it's not really necessary right now. We want to make sure she's 1...

'Quiet cars' make debut on Metra
When Teresa Betzler boards her usual Metra train for the trip to work each day, she makes sure she has everything she needs: a ticket to ride, a book to read and earplugs to muffle the noise. The options trader may not have to use those plugs much longer now that Metra has become the largest commuter line in the nation to offer "quiet cars," rolling respites from cell-phone junkies, loud conversations and music-blasting ear buds. "It's amazing what people talk about," said Betzler, who commute...

The Arizona Shootings and Personal Responsibility
There has, I’m sure, already been far, far more than enough coverage of and opining upon the high profile shootings in Arizona yesterday. And for the most part I’ve tried to stay out of it apart from repeatedly cautioning folks on both sides of the aisle against jumping in too soon with both feet lest one of them wind up in their mouth. On that subject, Ed Morrissey has already done most of my work for me in terms of the media’s botched coverage of the monstrous proceedings. ...

NBA: Detroit 112, Philadelphia 109 (OT)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Austin Daye hit key 3-pointers at the end of Regulation and in overtime Saturday, propelling Detroit to a 112-109 win over Philadelphia. Daye finished with 15 points. The Pistons got 23 points from Tayshaun Prince, 20 from Rodney Stuckey, and 16 points and 13 rebounds from Greg Monroe as they ended a three-game Losing Streak. The 76ers, who had won their last two games, were led by Elton Brand's 17 points and 14 rebounds and Jrue Holiday's 15 points and 12 as...

The Arizona Shootings and Personal Responsibility
There has, I’m sure, already been far, far more than enough coverage of and opining upon the high profile shootings in Arizona yesterday. And for the most part I’ve tried to stay out of it apart from repeatedly cautioning folks on both sides of the aisle against jumping in too soon with both feet lest one of them wind up in their mouth. On that subject, Ed Morrissey has already done most of my work for me in terms of the media’s botched coverage of the monstrous proceedings. Bu...

NBA: LA Lakers 101, New Orleans 97
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- A free throw by Pau Gasol with 2 seconds remaining Friday ended a New Orleans comeback try and gave the Los Angeles Lakers a 101-97 win over the Hornets. New Orleans battled from behind throughout the game and closed within three points when Marco Belinelli made two free throws with 3 seconds left. Gasol was immediately fouled and, needing to make only one of his free throws, he hit the first one to ensure the Lakers' third straight win. Kobe Bryant led the way with ...

Bogut misses match with mystery illness
Milwaukee centre Andrew Bogut missed the Bucks' game against the New Jersey Nets on Saturday because of an unspecified viral infection. Australian Bogut, averaging 13.3 points, 11.7 rebounds and an NBA-best 2.82 blocks, came to the Prudential Arena with the team but was not well enough to play....

NBA: Milwaukee 115, New Jersey 92
NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Chris Douglas-Roberts came off the bench Saturday to score a game-high 24 points in Milwaukee's 115-92 win over his former team, the New Jersey Nets. The Bucks also got a double-double (22 points, 13 rebounds) from Ersan Ilyasova. Corey Maggette added 20 points for Milwaukee, which led the entire game after having lost three straight. The Nets' best effort also came from a reserve. Kris Humphries scored 22 points with eight rebounds for New Jersey, which has lost se...