Kahn: Melo report "overstated," and other trade-deadline stuff

Did you see the Denver Post report today where Carmelo Anthony said he'd "take a real hard look" at signing a contract extension with Denver if the Nuggets don't trade him?

Why didn't he say that long ago?

And what exactly does he want?

To really stay with the Nuggets or just sign that three-year, $65 million extension before the salary-cap rules before a new labor agreement finally is reached.

This thing just goes on and on, at least until the February 24 trade deadline.

There's still a chance he'll end up a New York Knick by then, although David Kahn said that ESPN report last weekend that said the Wolves would send a first-round pick and Corey Brewer to the Nuggets and get Knicks Anthony Randolph and Eddy Curry's expiring contract back "overstated."

Translated: That's too much to give for what they're giving back, namely facilitating the trade to happen by absorbing Curry's contract to save the Nuggets big money on luxury-tax penalties.

He also said he has no idea if Denver and New York will be able to strike a deal.

If a deal happens and the Wolves do take Curry's contract, they'd almost certainly would get the maximum allowed $3 million cash from New York to pay off the rest of his salary and cut him immediately.

Also...

Kahn said it's likely he'll make a trade by the deadline, "but it won't be big." He suggested the move would be "surgical" and "tactical."

He also said he's not looking to trade Corey Brewer and said he hasn't decided Brewer isn't part of the team's future just because Brewer didn't get a contract extension last fall.