Anthony requested a trade in '11, what were the offers from each team? The rocket is willing to send Yao Ming for this

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2024-06-20 15:17Posted in Henan Sports Creators

A former offensive kaleidoscope, Anthony has shown his all-round scoring skills since being drafted by the Nuggets in 2003, averaging 21 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game in his rookie season. Under Anthony's leadership, the Nuggets gradually ushered in a renaissance, and in 2009 they reached the Western Conference finals for the first time in 24 years, and he averaged 27.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game in the playoffs that year.

However, the Nuggets' peak at that time was very short-lived, and they fell in the first round again in 2010, and Anthony averaged 30.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2 steals per game throughout the series. After that, the Nuggets did not make reinforcements for the team's shortcomings, which made Anthony more and more hopeless, so he not only rejected the Nuggets' idea of wanting an early contract extension, but also officially requested a trade after that.

And Anthony, who was in his prime at the time, immediately attracted the attention of other teams in the league after appearing in the trade market, and some of them even took the initiative to offer their offers to the Nuggets. The following 6 teams, they can be said to be the most sincere at that time, the Rockets were willing to let the Nuggets pick at will for Anthony, but in the end, it was the Knicks who successfully "hugged the beauty" with a generous offer.

6. Indiana Pacers

Offer: Granger, Hibbert, Rush, second-round pick

In the 2009-2010 season, the Pacers finished the regular season with a 32-50 record and missed the playoffs for four consecutive years. At the time, the Pacers had been building around Granger, who averaged 24.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game in the 2009-2010 season, and Hibbert, a third-year rookie, averaged 12.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2 assists per game in the same season.

It can be seen that the Pacers' offer can take into account both immediate combat power and future, and there is also Rush, although he is not a star, but he can also contribute 9.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game that year, and the three-point shooting rate is more than 40%. In the end, although the Nuggets still didn't like the Pacers' offer, they made the playoffs in 2011, and the team's new signing Collison played a big role.

5. New Orleans Hornets

Offer: Peja, Ariza, draft picks

Like the Pacers, the Hornets at that time were also facing the dilemma of not making the playoffs, in the 2009-2010 season, West averaged 19 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3 assists per game, and Paul averaged 18.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 10.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game. So when they learned that there was a chance to get Anthony, the Hornets couldn't sit still, and they called the Nuggets as well.

However, the Hornets' focus is on strengthening the pursuit of playoff results, so they don't want to give Paul or West, they just want to form a big three lineup. So among these suitors, the Hornets' offer wasn't the most sincere, and at the time, Peja and Ariza were only role players who played well at best, and it was obviously impossible to trade them both for a first-team star, so it was completely expected that the Nuggets turned them down in the end.

4. New Jersey Nets

Offers: Favors, Murphy, 4 first-rounders

In the 2009-2010 season, the Nets finished last in the league with a 12-70 record, but that didn't help them pick the No. 1 pick in the 2010 draft, and they selected Favors with the third pick. However, after the Nets selected Favors at that time, they did not go all out to develop him, so he played in 56 games and averaged only 6.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. In addition, Murphy, another player that the Nets are willing to send, although his strength is average, because he is out of contract, it is also more beneficial to a team like the Nuggets that is about to rebuild.

At that time, in order to get Anthony, the Nets were willing to send 4 first-rounders, which was quite a lot of bargaining chips, and even the big owner of the Nets personally recruited him with Anthony. But unfortunately the two sides still failed to reach a cooperation, but the Nets were not discouraged, they turned their heads and immediately chased the Jazz's Delon, and finally the Nets exchanged Harris, Favors, two first-rounders plus 3 million in cash for the latter.

3. Los Angeles Clippers

Quotes: Griffin, Carman

The Clippers selected Griffin with the first pick in the first round in 2009, but he missed the entire 2009-2010 season due to injury, and Griffin made his comeback in October 2010, scoring 20 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists in his NBA debut. Later, Griffin became a ruthless double-double machine, and in the game against the Knicks, he even scored 44 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, which shows that his talent is indeed quite amazing.

However, in order to get Anthony, the Clippers were also willing to give away Griffin's potential stock, and Carman, who averaged 18.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game the year before, was also put into the trade chips. Such an offer is quite bold, and it shows how eager the Clippers were to return to the playoffs at the time, but unfortunately the Nuggets turned down the Clippers out of the idea of not wanting to trade Anthony to a competitor in the same division.

2. Houston Rockets

Offer: The Nuggets are free to pick and choose

In 2010, the Rockets missed the playoffs because of Yao Ming's season reimbursement, and in the 2010-2011 season, he only played 5 games due to injury and announced the season reimbursement again. In addition to Yao Ming, there were Martin who averaged 23.5 points per game, Scola who averaged 18.3 points per game, Lowry who averaged 13.5 points per game, and others in their lineup at that time.

If Yao Ming is healthy, then the Nuggets may also consider an offer from the Rockets, and although the rest of the players have a certain amount of immediate combat ability, none of them have the ability to be the core of the rebuild at the time. Fortunately, the Nuggets rejected the Rockets, and later Yao Ming announced his retirement not long after, when he still received a high salary of nearly 20 million.

1. New York Knicks

Offers: Chandler, Gallinari, Felton, Mozgov, draft picks

The Knicks hadn't made the playoffs for six consecutive seasons before that, so they were desperate to help the team rebuild by getting Anthony. The Knicks have always maintained a very proactive inclination in this deal, and Anthony himself is very willing to join the Knicks, on the one hand, the Knicks are his hometown team, and on the other hand, the stars like to play in a big city like New York.

In the middle of the 2010-2011 season, Anthony successfully came to the Knicks, and in order to get him, the team sent away a bunch of instant players, but even so his arrival had an immediate effect, and in 27 games for the Knicks, he averaged 26.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3 assists per game, and under his leadership, the Knicks finally returned to the playoffs in 2011.

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