Shut up Carmelo Anthony

For the entirety of this season, Carmelo Anthony has been trying to force a trade from Denver. His target - the New York Knicks. He is threatening to not sign any extensions with any other team if he does not go to New York, despite the fact that the Knicks have practically nothing to offer Denver in trade.

Denver's options here are limited. They have tried signing Carmelo to an extension (3 years, 65 million), which he refused. A potential deal with New Jersey fell through when, despite the absolutely egregious amount of talent that the Nets offered, the Nuggets dragged their feet at pulling the trigger. At this point, it appears that Anthony will get his wish to be a Knick, but only through free agency.

Now, this poses another potential problem for Anthony. The collective bargaining agreement for the NBA ends after this season. As such, no one is sure as to what the financial landscape of the league will be next year. His steadfast refusal to sign an extension with Denver, or to accept a trade to a team other than New York, would potentially cost him millions of dollars. In an interview with Benjamin Hochman of the Denver Post, Hockman asked, “If they trade you somewhere, and you don’t sign the extension, you’re screwed …” Before Anthony could answer, Hochman attempted to correct his statement by saying, “Well, not necessarily screwed…” But, Melo flashed a smile and said: “Screwed.”

So, to make certain that is truly understood, Anthony feels screwed because he would either have to accept a ridiculous sum of money from a team he may not want to play for, or go to his desired destination for potentially less money. Well, too bad. It's called life, Carmelo. People are stuck at places they don't want to work at because it pays their bills. And while I understand not wanting to live in New Jersey (seriously, that team is terrible, the people on Jersey Shore are indicative to what is in northern New Jersey, and that area smells of burning tires and garbage) $65 million would allow me to purchase a place with a lot of air fresheners.

This is the bed that Carmelo Anthony has made by trying to force his way out of Denver. It's time that he accepts the consequences of his actions.