Report: Nets Could End Up With Pair of Knicks If Carmelo Anthony Is Traded to New York

If Carmelo Anthony ends up being traded to the Knicks, the Nets are setting up a Plan B. They’re going to try to grab a couple of Knicks themselves.

According to ESPN.com, trade talks between the Nets and Nuggets may not die if and when a deal to send Anthony to New York is reached. The Nets may try to burn the Knicks by acquiring a combination of current Knicks center Timofey Mozgov and either Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton or Wilson Chandler, in exchange for two of New Jersey’s first-round picks.

Acquiring Anthony remains the No. 1 goal for the Nets who still believe they have a chance to land the All-Star forward and negotiate an extension with the soon-to-be free agent.