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Nets after Kirilenko, may take Anthony as rental
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08:25 AM ET 01.19 | Mikhail Prokhorov has entered the fray in earnest, and now it may be a matter of his pitch to Carmelo Anthony. If the Nets fail in their bid to get Anthony, the kind of superstar Prokhorov wants playing in Brooklyn, Net fans might get to see their future small forward, anyway. The Jazz's Andrei Kirilenko is a free agent this summer and knows Prokhorov well enough that the two have dinner in Russia when Kirilenko goes home every summer. According to Nets sources, Kirilenko is on the team's radar as a potential player and front-office official. But with the Knicks turning things around behind Amar'e Stoudemire, Prokhorov wants Anthony, first and foremost, to help revive the Nets' fortunes. There is growing speculation that even if the Nets can't get Anthony to agree to a long-term commitment, Prokhorov will still agree to a trade, on a reduced scale, to at least get Anthony for part of the season in hopes that they can convince him to stay.
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Wow! Two Melo threads in one day i'm impressed
2Hot2Handle2Cold2hol…
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From Russia with love, Bro.
I Love LA
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It's happened before....
Ziggy The Fresh…
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This guy sounds foolish with his money. AKA Snider and the Redskins
Onion
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Money is no concern to this cat. Especially when you are dealing with this toliet paper we call the US dollar.
75th
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This is why Nets will always be Nets... this owner is already showing signs of Sterlin. He's building from scratch yet he wants to small forwards and gamble with assets to land Melo... what kinda backward thinking is that? Of course no star will go to an organization with such a head... Melo's been in the league for a long time. This is not the time to play games and gamble with his future...
Lostwill
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This dude better learn quickly that in the NBA you have to plan long-term. You can't give up a bunch of good pieces for a partial rental. I hope he isn't really that dumb.
MMAFan
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Hes just living fast with no regard it'll burn this franchise in the end
Ziggy The Fresh…
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i'm sorry...when did this franchise ever stop burning?
bizballer
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LOL! good point.....
Ziggy The Fresh…
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Oh man
MMAFan
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****"Prokhorov will still agree to a trade, on a reduced scale, to at least get Anthony for part of the season in hopes that they can convince him to stay."****
Yeah......I called that last week.
I'm pretty certain that the Nets will make the trade even if 'Melo doesn't sign an extention first! It would be his choice.....sign with the Knicks/play in Manhatten/get tens of millions of dollars over 5 years;
or
Sign with the Nets/play in Brooklyn WHERE HE'S FROM/get well over a hundred million dollars over 5 years.
Bottom line.....he'll play somewhere in New York where he won't be a winner but he will get paid; the question is.......how much?
KW Baraka
San Antonio , TX
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Yeah.....that's what you're hoping (LMAO) !
KW Baraka
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That's cold man... it's too early.
Lostwill
Natick , MA
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Must make Travis Outlaw the sF, feel real wanted on the NETS, first replace by MELO, now AK-47 ..... oh, well at least Outlaw got an overpriced $35m contact from the NETS, 5 years at $7m each
... Nova
~ Brown Deer ~, WI
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with the nets hosting jazz & ak47 tonite amid russian-themed entertainment, should be interesting. break out the chilled vodka!
bMO
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That's Stupidity on management's part! it's like Giving Michael Jackson the keys to a little boys orphanage! Not smart! Okay i take back that MJ joke because i like his music.
R.I.P MJ!!!
Ziggy The Fresh…
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This guy is trying to make waves... AK47 is not the player he once was... But I guess I get the connection... The Nets will be Huge in russia... NY/NJ not so much...
****LAL****
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Good move by Mikail Prokorov, its always good to have a backup plan. Knick fans are just jealous
Georgegenius
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Ak is alright, but he's not turning around the franchise.....lol
He also shouldn't make more than a mle
jgb
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