NYKReceived
PCarmelo AnthonyNew York Knicks
PChauncey Billups
PShelden Williams
PAnthony Carter
PRenaldo Balkman
Hometown superstar trade · February 22, 2011
The blockbuster that sent Carmelo Anthony to New York
New York acquired Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups and four other players in a three-team deal built around a deep young-player and pick package for Denver.
See where this happened in the 2011 trade deadline →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.
To NYK
To DEN20141STround asset+2 assetsDENReceived
Denver Nuggets
PDanilo Gallinari
PWilson Chandler
PRaymond Felton
PTimofey Mozgov
#2014 first-round pick
#Two second-round picks
#First-round swap rights
Why it happened
The bet each side made
The move changed the NBA roster map during an active transaction window.
Why history remembers it
Anthony became the centerpiece of New York's best modern regular season. Denver remained a deep playoff team after moving its star. The deal accelerated the player-empowerment transaction era.
What changed
The consequences
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