The New Jersey Nets have had exploratory trade talks with the Denver Nuggets about Carmelo Anthony and Marcus Camby.

This comes a week after the Denver Post reported that no one on Denver's roster is "untouchable."

With $81,696,590 on the books for next season, the Nuggets have the league's 3rd highest payroll. Only $7 million less than the dastardly New York Knicks. That means owner Stan Kroenke will pay $44 million plus luxury taxes for a team that won 50 games but was dispatched in four games by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Dealing Anthony would be a mistake.

Although his scoring average dropped three points this season, he shot a career-best 49% from the field, 35% from the 3-point line, and grabbed a career-high 7 rebounds a game.

Instead, it's time for Nuggets VP Mark Warkentien and player personnel executive Rex Chapman to take the blame for the trade that brought Allen Iverson to Denver. [Read]

(Photo by RealGM)

ballerblogger.com