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Wilson Chandler out for season for Nuggets
April 19
Denver Post
 
"Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler tried to play with his injured hip on Sunday and afterward described it as "no explosiveness and playing with pain." On Wednesday, the team decided it was best that Chandler sit out the rest of the season, preparing for surgery on the labral tear in his left hip. Chandler averaged 9.4 points in eight games with the Nuggets this season. He signed midseason after playing in China. The Nuggets said they expect Chandler will be available next season."
Hip strain keeping Wilson Chandler sidelined
April 12
Denver Post
 
"Wilson Chandler (hip strain) didn't play Wednesday — and coach George Karl said the forward is doubtful for Friday — meaning Denver will be without Chandler's 10.7 points per game as the team tries desperately to crack the postseason. Karl said that "if and when" Chandler gets back, he will be in a similar situation to that of Al Harrington, who is playing with torn meniscus. "His hip is not going to heal this year," Karl said of Chandler. "But can he play and be effective?" The recent return of Danilo Gallinari lessens the blow, but Denver still has a void at forward off the bench. Corey Brewer, among others, will be expected to bring energy and production."
Nuggets' Chandler to meet with team over MRI
April 8
Denver Post
 
"The injury front was quiet for the Nuggets on Saturday, with coach George Karl offering little in the way of updates for injured players Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari. Chandler had a second MRI on his strained groin Friday but was inactive Saturday for the fourth consecutive game. Karl didn't comment on the results, but said there would be a consultation Monday among Chandler, doctors and the team. Gallinari continued to rehab his fractured left thumb, working out especially hard before Saturday's game in hopes of remaining on track to return Monday at home against Golden State. "I know he was supposed to work hard today and tomorrow, and we're hoping to get him to go Monday," Karl"
Wilson Chandler re-signs with Nuggets on long-term contract
March 19
Denver Post
 
"Finally, Wilson Chandler is a Nugget. Again. Chandler has agreed to sign a long-term deal with the Nuggets, his agent told The Denver Post, after missing the season thus far after playing professionally in China. The small forward, who averaged 12.5 points last season for the Nuggets, has been in Denver this past week, working out at Forza gym while his agent, Chris Luchey, and the Nuggets brass, notably Masai Ujiri, hammered out the deal."
Wilson Chandler Sets Deadline for Nuggets
March 12
Hoopsworld.com
 
"Denver Nuggets' free agent Wilson Chandler finds himself in a unique position after returning from his stint in China. The 24-year-old is a restricted free agent, but he doesn't have many options. He can no longer sign an offer sheet with another team since the deadline to do so was on March 1. He can't be traded because the new collective bargaining agreement now outlaws midseason sign-and-trades. That means Chandler has two options when it comes to his NBA future. Chandler will either sign with the Denver Nuggets now or sit out the remainder of the 2011-12 season and enter restricted free agency in July, when more teams have money to spend. Chris Luchey, Chandler's agent, continues to"
Nuggets' situation with Wilson Chandler is complicated
February 28
Denver Post
 
"What's up with Wilson? That's the common question from Nuggets fans heading into the rest of this NBA season — will the Nuggets lock up Wilson Chandler to a long-term deal? The forward is a restricted free agent, but if Denver signs him for just this season, Chandler would become unrestricted this summer — and then the Nuggets could possibly lose their valuable asset for what was basically just a few-months rental. A one-year deal is out, his agent, Chris Luchey, confirmed Monday."
Chandler adds Toronto to list of possible destinations
February 23
SI.com
 
"Wilson Chandler's list of possible destinations now extends beyond his former team in Denver, his agent, Chris Luchey, told SI.com. Chandler, the five-year veteran and restricted free agent small forward who played in China during the lockout, visited Toronto on Tuesday and is considering joining the Raptors. Chandler is still waiting for his clearance to return to the NBA from the Chinese Basketball Association but was in Denver on Monday for a game against Minnesota, talking contract terms with Nuggets GM Masai Ujiri and even visiting his old locker room. Luchey said the Raptors (9-23), who have salary cap room to add Chandler without the use of an exception, are in the mix and that he"
Raptors do a little bit of free-agent wooing
February 23
Toronto Star
 
"The Raptors are doing a little bit of mid-season free agent shopping. Wilson Chandler, who just completed one season in China, was in town Wednesday being wooed by the Raptors, who covet the versatile forward. Chandler, it should be noted, also visited this week with his former team, the Denver Nuggets, and there is nothing imminent brewing although it won't be long until he decides where he'd like to spend at least the rest of this season."
Nene, Chandler weighing options after fallouts with former teams
December 7
SI.com
 
"Nene and Tyson Chandler have more in common than being the top-tier big men in this year's NBA free agent class: They both had their feelings hurt by their former team. Chandler appears unlikely to return to Dallas, in large part because of the Mavericks' insistence on preserving their payroll for next year's free-agent crop and because of Chandler's increasing involvement in the Chris Paul saga in New Orleans. But a source with knowledge of the situation said the prospect of Nene returning to Denver remains entirely possible -- if not probable -- for the exact opposite reason. Nene, who recently expressed disappointment over the Nuggets' reluctance to offer an extension until late last"
Free-agent buzz: Players seek way out of China
December 5
Yahoo! Sports
 
"Denver Nuggets free agents J.R. Smith and Wilson Chandler are still pursuing ways to get out of their Chinese Basketball Association contracts but have yet to find a prompt avenue back to the NBA, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Smith and Chandler play for the Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Bulls and Zhejiang Guangsha Lions, respectively, and sources said those teams could be willing to agree to steep buyouts to let the players return to the NBA. The players would have to return all the salary they've made, plus agent fees and an additional $1 million to satisfy owners – but that still won't assure them they could play in the NBA."
China could block NBA players return
November 29
Yahoo! Sports
 
"The Chinese Basketball Association is showing no inclination to let unhappy NBA players out of their contracts for the 2011-12 season, and will likely mandate they not receive clearance letters to return to the NBA until the Chinese season ends in March, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Wilson Chandler(notes), Kenyon Martin(notes), J.R. Smith(notes) and Aaron Brooks(notes) are the four top NBA players under contract in China, and several sources involved in those contract entanglements said escape clauses won't be allowed with the impending end of the NBA lockout. The Chinese Basketball Association passed a rule that its teams could sign only NBA free agents during the lockout, and it was made"
NBA's loss has become China's gain
October 9
Denver Post
 
"Carrie Xu is used to rooting against the Nuggets. She's a Los Angeles Lakers fan, after all. And this season, she'll continue to root against the Nuggets. She's a Shanghai Sharks fan, after all. And three Nuggets of this past season are on rival teams in the Chinese Basketball Association — Kenyon Martin now plays for Xinjiang Gyang Hui, while Wilson Chandler and J.R. Smith play for Zhejiang Guangsha. "I'm sad about the lockout and about the current status of the lockout," said Xu, a former Nike employee who blogs for chinasportsbiz.com. "But I'm happy for the Chinese basketball fans, who can enjoy such great players." No opt-out clauses There should be some great ball in China this"
Nuggets free agent Wilson Chandler signs with Chinese team
August 30
Denver Post
 
"Wilson Chandler won't be on the Nuggets' roster this coming season, if there is a season. The restricted free agent signed a contract with Zhejiang Guangsha of the Chinese Basketball Association, his agent said Monday. Chandler doesn't have an out clause in the contract, so if the lockout is resolved, Chandler can't leave his team and return to the NBA, the way Lithuania-bound Nuggets guard Ty Lawson can. "Trust me, we discussed all of the risks and how being a trendsetter can be seen as a positive or a negative — most people will view it as a negative," Chandler's agent, Chris Luchey, said by phone. "But we discussed all the risks and steps." Chandler, 24, will make between $1.7 million"
Wilson Chandler to play in China
August 29
ESPN.com
 
"Wilson Chandler said he has signed a contract with the Zhejiang Guangsha of the Chinese Basketball Association, a move that would essentially preclude him from participating in the 2011-12 NBA season if the lockout ends and the games begin. The Chinese Basketball Association will not allow players with existing contracts to sign with its teams, so playing in China is only an option for free agents such as Chandler, a restricted free agent who finished the 2010-11 season with the Denver Nuggets. In addition, the CBA will not allow escape clauses that would allow players to leave the Chinese league in the event the NBA resumes operations. So Chandler would not be a part of the NBA if the"
Tyson Chandler: What Jason Terry said in Game 2 of Finals after Dwyane Wade's 3-pointer and posing
August 12
Dallas Morning News
 
"Mavericks center Tyson Chandler joined Bill Simmons on the B.S. Report on KESN-FM 103.3. Here are some highlights. On Portland being the upset pick over the Mavericks: Tyson Chandler: Oh yeah, it was everywhere. It was all over the media. Portland was a dangerous team. I don't think anyone wanted to face Portland in the first round. It's tough to win in Portland. The fans are crazy up there. What about that Game 4 loss? How'd you guys fight that off? Tyson Chandler: That game made everybody sick. But it's one game. We felt like we had to move on. We can let it get to us and fall apart or we can stand and fight. We chose to stand and fight. Was there a point in the Lakers series"
Nuggets make contract offers to Afflalo, Chandler and Forbes; exercise option for Lawson
June 21
Denver Post
 
"Nuggets fans look at last season two ways: 18-7. 4-1. The former was the record after the Carmelo Anthony trade and the latter, of course, was the playoff series final against Oklahoma City, which ended Denver's season. But over at Pepsi Center, the executives and coaches were extremely pleased with the 18-7 and less than 24 hours after the final loss, exec Masai Ujiri said: "We're going to try to keep the core together and build from here." On Monday, the Nuggets took the first steps toward that, making qualifying offers, as expected, to restricted free agents Arron Afflalo, Wilson Chandler and Gary Forbes. The qualifying offer now gives Denver the right to match any offer made to these"
Chandler may come back to Knicks, too
April 27
New York Post
 
"The Knicks would have to get lucky, but one of their targets this summer is to bring Wilson Chandler back into the fold, The Post has learned. Chandler, who was dispatched to Denver in the Carmelo Anthony trade, will be a restricted free agent, and a source said he would love to return to the Knicks. And the Knicks would love to have him back, as coach Mike D'Antoni believes he's the perfect versatile fit for his system who does so many things, including rebound. Chandler's Nuggets trail Oklahoma City 3-1 in the first round. Chandler's new agent is Happy Walters, who also represents Amar'e Stoudemire and Knicks surprise reserve standout Shawne Williams, also a free agent whom the Knicks"
With playoffs on horizon, Chandler sits
April 10
Denver Post
 
"Wilson Chandler was held out of Saturday night's game against Minnesota as the Nuggets do everything they can to be completely healthy for the NBA playoffs. Chandler was among the banged-up Nuggets who didn't play against the Timberwolves at the Pepsi Center. Timofey Mozgov is in the middle of a two-week stretch that he's expected to miss because of a sprained ankle and knee. Arron Afflalo is out because of strained hamstring. Afflalo has missed 12 of the last 16 games. Chandler was held out of a March 23 game against Washington because of ankle issues. Neither he nor Nuggets coach George Karl thinks it's anything serious, but Chand- ler has had numerous ankle problems in his career. "It's"
With playoffs on horizon, Chandler sits
April 10
Denver Post
 
"Wilson Chandler was held out of Saturday night's game against Minnesota as the Nuggets do everything they can to be completely healthy for the NBA playoffs. Chandler was among the banged-up Nuggets who didn't play against the Timberwolves at the Pepsi Center. Timofey Mozgov is in the middle of a two-week stretch that he's expected to miss because of a sprained ankle and knee. Arron Afflalo is out because of strained hamstring. Afflalo has missed 12 of the last 16 games. Chandler was held out of a March 23 game against Washington because of ankle issues. Neither he nor Nuggets coach George Karl thinks it's anything serious, but Chand- ler has had numerous ankle problems in his career."
Nuggets' Chandler expected to play Wednesday despite sore ankle
March 29
Denver Post
 
"Wilson Chandler brushes off any worry with a smile. The Nuggets forward's left ankle is sore, and that's all it is, he said Monday. It gets that way every now and again. It might always be that way. Chandler missed the Nuggets' game Friday against Washington, as a late scratch, because, he said, "Coach (George Karl) told me just to rest." In his fourth NBA season, Chandler already has had two surgeries on his left ankle. While there was speculation early in the season he might need a third, Chandler says that won't be the case. "Not at all," he said. "It's nothing serious. When I had those ankle surgeries, I could tell it was something very serious. This is just something that's irritable,"
Ex-Knicks Are Eager to Strut Their Stuff
February 24
New York Times
 
"There is always another side to a trade. For the four former Knicks - Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler and Timofey Mozgov - it came in the shadows of the elation and expectations of the Knicks' acquisition of Carmelo Anthony, and also at their expense. Felton and Chandler's final public act as Knicks was ducking reporters and leaving through a side door at Monday's practice. Mozgov and Gallinari addressed reporters, but the 3-team, 13-player deal had yet to be agreed upon. The four players had stoked interest in the Knicks in different ways. Each is 26 or younger."
Carmelo Anthony traded to Knicks in blockbuster deal
February 22
New York Daily News
 
"Carmelo Anthony is coming home, and that could mean that Donnie Walsh is leaving. James Dolan pulled the trigger Monday night on a blockbuster deal for Anthony, the Brooklyn-born All-Star forward and former Syracuse standout, who for months was angling for an opportunity to join forces with Amar'e Stoudemire in New York. It's all part of the Knicks' ambitious plan to eventually add either Chris Paul or Deron Williams next year and give the club its own Big Three to compete against Miami and Boston. The price for Anthony was steep, as the Knicks traded Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, Wilson Chandler and rookie center Timofey Mozgov to the Denver Nuggets. They also gave Denver $3 million"
Carmelo Anthony traded to New York Knicks in blockbuster deal
February 21
Denver Post
 
"The Carmelo Anthony trade saga is finally over. The Nuggets traded Melo to the New York Knicks tonight, a league source said. Denver gets Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, the Knicks 2014 first-round draft pick, the Warriors' 2012 second-round pick, the Warriors' 2013 second-round pick and $3 million in cash. Anthony will go to New York, along with Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter and Renaldo Balkman."
Knicks won't alter 'Melo offer
February 21
New York Post
 
"Take it or leave it, Denver. League sources said the Knicks, still feeling good they can complete a trade for Carmelo Anthony, would not budge yesterday, feeling adding anything more to their offer would be overpayment. The Nuggets, however, want rookie center Timofey Mozgov added to the package, but it isn't a deal-breaker. As it stands, the Knicks would send point guard Raymond Felton, Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, and a 2014 first-round pick to the Nuggets. They would also send Eddy Curry, Anthony Randolph and $3 million to Minnesota, who would send Corey Brewer and either Memphis or Utah's 2011 first-round pick to Denver. The Knicks would receive Anthony, Chauncey Billups and"
Nuggets close in on deal to send Melo to Knicks
February 21
Denver Post
 
"The Nuggets appear to be closing in on a deal to trade star forward Carmelo Anthony to the New York Knicks. The teams talked through the weekend and are working out the final details of what would be a blockbuster trade. NBA commissioner David Stern did not want a major trade announced on the day of the All-Star Game. While final details were still being negotiated, the latest trade offer includes New York sending guard Raymond Felton, forwards Wilson Chand-ler and Danilo Gallinari, centers Timofey Mozgov and Eddy Curry and a first-round draft pick to the Nuggets for Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams and Anthony Carter or Renaldo Balkman, according to NBA sources. "I said I hoped"
Nets jump back into Carmelo Anthony fray
February 20
Denver Post
 
"After a slow start to the Carmelo Anthony trade saga Saturday, things picked up again by the end of the night. Although Anthony has given no indication he will sign the three-year, $65 million contract extension with the Nuggets to make the deal with the Nets, New Jersey was able to put in a last-ditch effort late Saturday night. According to a source, owner Mikhail Prokhorov was expected to meet with Anthony to try to sell him on signing the extension to play with the Nets, despite denials earlier in the day that a meeting would take place. The Nets' deal is Derrick Favors, Devin Harris, Ben Uzoh, Troy Murphy and four first-round picks to the Nuggets. The Nuggets would send Anthony,"
Source: Nuggets want 5 Knicks and 1st-round pick in Anthony deal
February 17
New York Post
 
"Denver's asking price for Carmelo Anthony is more outlandish than previously thought. The Post has learned the Nuggets made a whopping demand one week ago that is more exorbitant than recent reports. According to a league source debriefed on Carmelo Anthony negotiations, Denver asked for Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Landry Fields, Raymond Felton, Timofey Mozgov and a first-round pick (obtained via Anthony Randolph) for Anthony and point guard Chauncey Billups. Yes, it looks like the Nuggets demanded everything but James Dolan's Radio City Music Hall. The Knicks management was flabbergasted, according to the league source. They fear such a proposal meant they really didn't want to do"
Parameters set, but complicated Carmelo deal far from close
February 16
Newsday
 
"The parameters have been set in the talks between the Knicks and Nuggets for Carmelo Anthony. The Knicks are willing to part with Wilson Chandler or Danilo Gallinari and a source with knowledge of the situation said that including a Raymond Felton-Chauncey Billups swap would not be a deal-breaker. The issue at hand is the precarious decision to complete a blockbuster deal that involves even more players, perhaps rookies Timofey Mozgov and Landry Fields, and dramatically jumbles the roster, the starting lineup and the rotation with 28 games left -- and very little time for practice -- after the Feb. 24 trade deadline. The Knicks have one game left, Wednesday against the Hawks, before the"
Chandler finds his footing
February 13
New York Post
 
"The Knicks needed someone to step up in the fourth quarter in Amar'e Stoudemire's absence -- and Wilson Chandler responded. Chandler was titanic in last night's 105-95 win over the Nets at the Prudential Center, delivering a team-high 21 points, pulling down a team-high-tying eight rebounds, blocking a game-high five shots and adding three assists and a steal. After the Nets took the lead with seven minutes to go in the fourth quarter, Chandler promptly put the Knicks in front again with consecutive driving layups. Later, Chandler played superb defense to force a bad Travis Outlaw miss, then shortly hit a huge go-ahead 3-pointer from the wing. After that, he found Landry Fields on a"
Chandler leads Knicks over Nets
February 13
New York Post
 
"The Knicks came to the rivalry that really isn't a rivalry on the banks of the mighty Passaic — or on the west side of the Hudson if you must — without their primary ingredient, All-Star Amar'e Stoudemire, scratched because of a sprained right big toe. That should have tilted the court in the Nets' favor. Instead, it worried the bejeezus out of Nets coach Avery Johnson. "I was really concerned," Johnson said. "In a way, I wanted him to play because everything was geared around what he does." So the Knicks showed that concern was justified. Sixteen times they showed it. Just about every Knick showed it. The Knicks overcame Stoudemire's absence with a perimeter game that buried 16 3-pointers"
Clock still running as Carmelo Anthony rumors fly
February 9
Denver Post
 
"With just 15 days before the NBA trade deadline, it's starting to get into white-knuckle territory. Time is running out for the Nuggets to move star forward Carmelo Anthony in an effort to maximize his value. As the days wind toward Feb. 24, the Nuggets have an array of options on the table. A trade with the Lakers, however, is not one of them — at least not in the configuration involving young center Andrew Bynum — according to a source. ESPN.com quoted sources Tuesday as saying preliminary talks had begun between Los Angeles and Denver. The Nuggets continue discussions with a number of teams about a variety of players, draft picks and expiring contracts. The organization still feels it"
Nuggets dragging feet on mega-deal
February 8
New York Post
 
"The Knicks and T'Wolves are eager to do a deal. The Nuggets? The wait is on. "At the end of the day, it's all up to Denver," one person involved in the three-team discussions that would bring Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks told The Post. "Just waiting to see what Denver ultimately does," another individual with knowledge of the situation said. As the Knicks and Wolves await Denver's decision by the Feb. 24 NBA trade deadline, Knicks president Donnie Walsh still sits in a good spot. It's a sweetheart package for Walsh, who would give up Wilson Chandler, now a sixth man with a history of injury trouble; Anthony Randolph, the 21-year-old project out of the rotation and aching to be dealt; Eddy"
Wilson Chandler's sore ankle could hurt Knicks' chances of trading for 'Melo
February 8
New York Daily News
 
"Wilson Chandler already has one foot out the door but it's that other foot that could potentially sabotage a trade for Carmelo Anthony. The Knicks forward continues to experience discomfort in his surgically repaired left ankle and, according to a Knicks source, the fear is that Chandler may need yet another surgical procedure after the season, which would be the third in three years. On June 3, 2008, Chandler had surgery on his left ankle to remove bone spurs and nine months later he had surgery to remove scar tissue. He recently missed three games with a sore left calf, which could be related to his ankle problems. Publicly, Chandler says the ankle is fine but privately he is worried"
Knicks add names to 'Melo mix
February 7
New York Post
 
"Rookie guard Andy Rautins and Kelenna Azubuike's expiring contract have been discussed as parts of the Carmelo Anthony three-team package, The Post has learned. The Knicks have to add more pieces to the reported three-team trade proposal for Anthony to make it work from a talent and financial perspective for the Nuggets, according to NBA sources. The Knicks, Nuggets and Timberwolves have had advanced discussions on a three-team trade, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. The Knicks would also give up Wilson Chandler, Anthony Randolph (to Minnesota) and Eddy Curry's expiring contract. Rautins, selected with the 38th overall pick out of Syracuse, has played in just four"
Walsh 'further along' in discussions involving Carmelo Anthony
February 7
Bergen Record
 
"As another round of Carmelo Anthony-to-the-Knicks reports hit the fan, team president Donnie Walsh insisted Sunday that he's "maybe a little [further]" along in terms of talking with teams to determine if he can do something by the Feb. 24 trade deadline. But he insisted there's nothing imminent. The latest reports indicate a three-way deal could be in the works to send Eddy Curry (and his expiring $11.3 million contract) plus Anthony Randolph to Minnesota, which would send a first-round pick plus swingman Corey Brewer to Denver. The Nuggets would also get Wilson Chandler from the Knicks, who'd get Anthony. As is, that means Denver would surrender their star for just Chandler, Brewer and a"
Anthony-to-Knicks rumors re-surface as Stoudemire's 41 leads Knicks past 76ers
February 6
New York Daily News
 
"The Knicks may finally be making progress in their endless pursuit of Carmelo Anthony. "I don't think we have anything going, but we're getting a feeling for possibilities," Knicks president Donnie Walsh said prior to the Knicks 117-103 victory over the Sixers at the Garden. "We have a better feeling for what's going to happen." An Internet report claims the Knicks are working on a three-way trade with the Nuggets and Timberwolves that would result in Anthony ending up in New York, which has been his preference since last summer. In the deal reported on ESPN's website, the Knicks would send Wilson Chandler to Denver plus send Anthony Randolph and Eddy Curry to Minnesota. The Wolves would"
Source: Knicks president working on 3-team deal to snag 'Melo
February 6
New York Post
 
"Knicks team president Donnie Walsh, who has been trying to trade Anthony Randolph and get a third team involved for a Carmelo Anthony blockbuster, might have found a match for both. A source familiar with the situation said the Knicks, Timberwolves and Nuggets have discussed a three-team trade that would bring Anthony to the Knicks while Randolph, Wilson Chandler and Eddy Curry's expiring contract would depart. "There are discussions," the source said yesterday. However, talks are at a standstill, but it confirms why the Knicks have handled Chandler's recent calf injury with kid gloves, kept him out three games and are not starting him since his return Friday. The trade deadline is 19 days"
Nuggets, Wolves and Knicks discussing trade involving Melo
February 6
ESPN.com
 
"The Denver Nuggets and the New York Knicks are discussing a three-team trade that would make forward Carmelo Anthony a Knick before the Feb. 24 trade deadline, according to league sources. In the proposed trade, New York would send Anthony Randolph and Eddy Curry to Minnesota and the Timberwolves would send Corey Brewer and a first-round pick to Denver. Denver would also receive Wilson Chandler from New York. The deal is not expected to happen until the middle of next week at the earliest, and one source said it could drag out until the trade deadline. Denver, which has been exchanging proposals with the Knicks for the past couple weeks, is weighing other options."
Wilson Chandler may need an assist from Knicks teammate Amar'e Stoudemire's agent, Happy Walters
January 27
New York Daily News
 
"Amar'e Stoudemire holds the dual titles of power forward and power broker. According to a source, Wilson Chandler is "leaning toward" hiring Stoudemire's agent, Happy Walters, to represent him. Chandler parted ways with his longtime agent, Chris Luchey, last week and in several days is expected to announce the hiring of Walters. It's an interesting development because the same source contends that Chandler is upset over persistent reports that he will be part of a potential deal for Carmelo Anthony. Chandler finally broke out of a slump with 25 points in Monday's victory over Washington and admitted to feeling relief after making his first shot. "He's really worried that he's going to get"
Chandler busts out of slump with 25
January 25
New York Post
 
"Wilson Chandler entered last night's game against the Wizards mired in his worst slump of the season, as did the entire Knicks team, which was carrying a season-high six-game losing streak. So it came as no surprise to Mike D'Antoni that with Chandler finding his stroke and finishing with 25 points, the Knicks were able to get a 115-106 win to break the skid. "In the first quarter, [he was] definitely hesitating," D'Antoni said. "I was worried about him. Then he came out and played great. "Maybe he just hit bottom and came back up, but he's just really important to our team." After scoring in double figures in 37 of the Knicks' first 38 games, Chandler had struggled mightily of late."
Knicks' offer for 'Melo turned down
January 22
New York Post
 
"A deal with the Nuggets appears to be, according to one source familiar with the situation, "problematic." But Knicks president Donnie Walsh still has a backup plan -- hoping Carmelo Anthony becomes a free agent, and the two teams working on a sign-and-trade during the summer. A 1050 ESPN New York report stated the Knicks have been rejected by Denver on an offer this week of Wilson Chandler, rookie Landry Fields and a first-round pick the Knicks presumably can obtain for Anthony Randolph. If the report has merit, Eddy Curry's expiring contract would have been included in the package. "Donnie doesn't want to give up five pieces in this," one source said. Chandler was demoted from the"
No Carmelo Anthony-Nets meeting set
January 18
Denver Post
 
"An NBA luminary. A hip-hop legend. A Russian billionaire. The largest trade in NBA history. You can't make this stuff up. The seemingly never-ending Carmelo Anthony trade talks had more twists and turns Monday. And the Nuggets didn't even practice, or have a game. Multiple sources said there is no meeting currently set up for billionaire Nets owner Mikhail Prok-horov and Jay-Z to sit down with Anthony, a meeting that NBA.com reported would happen. It's still possible Prokhorov could fly to Denver any day this week and try to convince Anthony to sign a three-year contract extension to facilitate a trade. A source with knowledge of the Nuggets' strategy said Monday that the team is prepared"
Chandler's Emergence Puts an Anthony Trade Up for Debate
January 13
New York Times
 
"Wilson Chandler could and did play through a nose injury during another lost season last year, when the games did not matter but his maturation did. He could and did endure an ankle injury. Finally, he gave out, when a groin injury ended his season with 15 games left. It was the Knicks' director of player care, Dr. Lisa Callahan, who finally told Chandler to get off the court and rest and recuperate, said Chris Luchey, Chandler's agent. The sequence is significant because Chandler had attempted to play through physical setback after physical setback in the same understated manner in which he celebrates a ferocious dunk with a shrug and a 3-pointer with a turn and a jog back to play"
Walsh: 'I'm going to sign' Chandler to long-term deal
January 6
New York Post
 
"Knicks president Donnie Walsh promised yesterday he will not let Wilson Chandler get away this summer. Walsh passed on signing him to a long-term contract extension at Oct. 31's deadline but claims he will not rue the decision. Amidst the euphoria of Tuesday's 128-115 victory over league-best San Antonio, Chandler was the shining star, busting the Spurs for a season-high 31 points with his lethal inside-outside game in continuing a superb, breakout season. The Knicks' renaissance is not just about Amar'e Stoudemire, who makes his Phoenix homecoming tomorrow when the club opens a four-game West Coast trip. "Wilson's a restricted free agent and I'm going to sign him," Walsh said yesterday."
Amar'e Stoudemire is credited for the Knicks turnaround, but Wilson Chandler is the forgotten man
January 6
New York Daily News
 
"There is a moment during every Knicks home game when the Madison Square Garden public address announcer urges fans to vote Amar'e Stoudemire, Raymond Felton and Danilo Gallinari to the All-Star Game. Wilson Chandler, arguably the team's second-best player, isn't mentioned. In fact, Pauly D of "Jersey Shore" fame got more face time on the Garden's JumboTron on Tuesday than Chandler. "That stuff doesn't bother me," Chandler says. "If I'm not on the All-Star ballot, that's okay." So Chandler isn't big on marketing. But what about money? Surely, he must be upset that the Knicks elected not to sign him to a contract extension two months ago. Instead of long-term security, Chandler now faces the"
Chandler, Stoudemire and Knicks stop NBA's best team 128-115
January 5
New York Daily News
 
"The proverbial white flag was raised with three minutes to go and the San Antonio Spurs trailing by a manageable 10 points. It was at that moment when a disgusted Gregg Popovich removed his starters and conceded the game to the Knicks, who made a running joke of the Spurs' vaunted defense despite the absence of Danilo Gallinari. "I wasn't surprised," Amar'e Stoudemire said of Popovich's quick hook. "We were scoring at will." The wait for a legitimate - asterisk-free - quality win is over. The Knicks sent the Spurs to Boston with their tails between their legs, beating the NBA's best team, 128-115. This wasn't beating the Bulls without Carlos Boozer and later Joakim Noah. Nor was this"
Knicks right to put Wilson Chandler on hold
November 2
Bergen Record
 
"Pretty impressive first three games for Wilson Chandler as the Knicks' sixth man: 21 points and 10 rebounds per game. Repeat: three games. Yet, some suggest the Knicks are wrong not to extend his contract beyond this season, as they declined to do by midnight, the deadline when teams could offer extensions to 2007 first-round picks. It's really a simple decision, though. Start with the soon-to-heat up labor talks, all but certain to result in a lockout or strike, and likely an altered start to next season - if it starts at all. Salaries will be lowered, no doubt. So why give Chandler an extension under the current terms when he'd presumably cost less going forward? In fact, only three 2007"
Knicks Will Wait and See About Chandler's Contract
November 2
New York Times
 
"Wilson Chandler's value is rising with every game, but he will have to wait until next summer to get a precise measurement in dollars. The Knicks declined to offer Chandler a contract extension by Monday's deadline, preferring to wait for clarity in the league's labor picture. The decision was not surprising: most teams declined to offer extensions to the 2007 draft class because of expected changes to the collective bargaining agreement. "It was more a policy decision — keep it open," said Donnie Walsh, the Knicks' president. "We like Wilson a lot. We just think we'll have a better picture at the end of the year.""
No extension for Chandler
November 1
New York Post
 
"Wilson Chandler will not get a contract extension by tonight's deadline for 2007 first-round picks, Knicks team president Donnie Walsh said yesterday. As a result, Chandler will become a restricted free agent in July. "We will wait until the year is over," Walsh told The Post. "It has nothing to do with Wilson. We want him. It has to do with the fact that there will be a new collective bargaining agreement and we are not sure what impact it would have.""