All season long we’ve been wondering if Carmelo Anthony will stay or go. This week, it appears that he has put some of that speculation to rest. Melo told reporters covering All-Star weekend that his first priority is to stay with the Knicks and that he’d like to remain with the organization for the rest of his career. In fact, he says he’d even be open to taking a pay cut if that would help the Knicks towards their goal of winning a world championship. More from the week that was..
- Ersan Ilyasova wants out of Milwaukee.
- Andre Miller doesn’t want to return to the Nuggets.
- Finalists have emerged for the top position in the NBPA.
- The Cavs are thinking about making a pitch to agent Mark Bartelstein to have him join the team’s front office.
- The Cavs and Nuggets like Pierre Jackson.
- The Thunder are seeking a wing player.
- The Wizards want a big man.
- The NBA is unlikely to expand to Seattle anytime soon.
- The Knicks like Glen Rice Jr. Meanwhile, they still want Kyle Lowry, but the Raptors are reluctant to make a deal.
- The Thunder and other clubs have their eye on Rudy Fernandez.
- The Warriors want bench help.
- The Knicks are pushing Iman Shumpert for Kenneth Faried again.
- Executives from around the league say the Bobcats and Suns are the teams to watch as we get closer to the deadline.
- The Hawks re-signed Cartier Martin.
- The Wizards have interest in Beno Udrih and Andre Miller.
- Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak opened up about the repeater tax and any regrets he might have with Steve Nash.
- Raja Bell has retired.
- The Spurs inked Shannon Brown to a 10-day deal.
- Mike Harris is drawing interest.
- Kevin Love isn’t saying much about free agency.
- Bulls executive VP of basketball ops John Paxson says the team is unlikely to make a move at the deadline.
- Chris Duhon signed in Italy.
- Sasha Pavlovic is headed to Serbia.