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Mozgov is missing piece in Melo deal

Time to add Timofey to trade package -- and make Nuggets an offer they can't refuse

Updated: February 21, 2011, 2:04 PM ET
By Ian O'Connor | ESPNNewYork.com

As much as Carmelo Anthony wants to play for the New York Knicks, and he wants to play for them in a big way, he has made it clear he wants his $65 million contract extension even more. So all those fans hoping the Knicks will keep their young and promising roster intact and sign Anthony in the summer need to understand something:

There isn't going to be a summer.

Anthony insists on getting paid, and on getting paid before Thursday's trade deadline. The Denver Nuggets know it. The ...

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