January 13
Denver Post
columnist Benjamin Hochman
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The two architects gazed from afar at the cracking foundation. Nuggets executives Josh Kroenke and Masai Ujiri stood side by side Wednesday, watching Carmelo Anthony shoot jumpers after practice. Whether it's in hours, days or weeks, Melo will soon be gone — and the Nuggets' franchise blown up. Because Melo has forced the Nuggets to trade their foundation by refusing to sign a contract extension, the Nuggets' leaders believe the best way to start over is not tinkering around the edges, but building from the bottom up. And that means a wholesale roster shake-up is coming. Nothing is official yet, and Nuggets executives have rarely spoken publicly about their intentions during the drawn-out"
December 31
Yahoo! Sports
columnist Adrian Wojnarowski
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The Denver Nuggets believe the New Jersey Nets are so desperate to make a deal for Carmelo Anthony that they're holding firm on a trade demand of five future first-round draft picks as part of a package to land the All-Star forward, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. "Denver needs to get real," one front-office executive said. "That's not happening." Even so, Nuggets owner Josh Kroenke and general manager Masai Ujiri privately insist they're going to make a team pay a steep price for their franchise player. After a moratorium on Anthony talks because of the death of his sister and the holidays, the Nuggets and Nets will resume discussions next week. There's still too much posturing to"