Knicks keep door ajar in hope of acquiring Anthony

GREENBURGH, N.Y. - According to Mike D'Antoni, the ongoing, ever-changing Carmelo Anthony saga is "not even on our radar." But the Knicks absolutely are tracking the developments.

When the Nuggets open training camp Monday, they likely will do so with Anthony still in a Denver uniform and dealing with a media frenzy. A four-team trade that would send him to the Nets, pending his agreement to sign a contract extension, quickly lost momentum over the weekend.

The Knicks have made it known to the Nuggets that they would be interested in talking, but according to an NBA source with knowledge of the situation, the Knicks still would prefer not to rush into a deal. They'd prefer to work something out later in the season, when they can see what they have with this young roster.

The best-case scenario for the Knicks would be Anthony signing with them as a free agent next summer so they don't have to lose any talent, such as Danilo Gallinari and Anthony Randolph, in a trade.

But while the Nuggets are steadfast in the plan to trade Anthony at some point this season before he bolts for free agency the way LeBron James left the Cavaliers, there continues to be a push from Anthony's camp - he is represented by Leon Rose and Creative Artists Agency, which also represents James and Dwyane Wade - to get the Knicks to do something now.

The concern is that Anthony will be weighed down by the media and fan scrutiny in Denver.

Former Pacers star and Knicks nemesis Reggie Miller, who attended yesterday's practice to do interviews for NBAtv, said he believes Anthony would fit well with either the Knicks or Nets but also thinks the three-time All-Star should remain in Denver.

"I just like guys starting and finishing their career, lay roots, you know? Build a home, do things like that," Miller said. "If things don't go right, you just don't bail ship."

Miller also was outspoken this past summer that James should have stayed in Cleveland. "I hope that decision resolves itself and Carmelo makes the right decision," he said.

For the Knicks, they're hoping that decision is to wait.

Drill derails Curry.Eddy Curry stepped out of a conditioning drill at the end of the three-hour practice session, which D'Antoni attributed to "tight hamstrings or something." Curry was winded during sprints at the end of Saturday night's practice as well.

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