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It's been a long time coming, but finally Carmelo Anthony has been traded to the New York Knicks in a blockbuster which will reportedly will include three teams, 12 players, three draft picks and $3 million. Anthony, who has long been rumored to be moved before Thursday's trade deadline, really had two teams in his sights -- the Knicks and the Nets.
While the Nets reached out to Denver and made an effort to land the All-Star with an offer based around rookie Derrick Favors and three to four first-round draft picks, the holdup for the deal was Anthony not being willing to sign a 3-year extension with the Nets. This ultimately left the Knicks bidding against themselves for their long-desired second superstar.
The trade analysis on this deal will be a long and heavy ordeal, as we head into an uncertain summer. With questions surrounding the collective bargaining agreement looming, the initial trade analysis has to take into consideration this summer's talks.
With that, it's certainly too early to determine the winners and losers of this deal. What we can do, however, is talk about the who and the why. Oh, and it wouldn't be a trade analysis piece if we didn't hand out team grades.
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