Nets hope to also land Miller in ‘Melo deal

The Nets have continued talks with the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets about the possibility of adding Andre Miller in a multiteam trade that would land them Carmelo Anthony, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Anthony and Miller were teammates in Denver from 2003-06 and played well together. While reuniting with Miller would be attractive to Anthony, sources continue to insist the Nets would likely need to acquire an additional quality player for Anthony to seriously consider committing to a contract extension with the franchise.

The Nuggets would likely acquire forwards Derrick Favors and Troy Murphy and two first-round picks from the Nets in potential deal. Under one scenario, New Jersey would send point guard Devin Harris to the Blazers. The roadblock is that the Nuggets also covet the Blazers’ Nicolas Batum, and Portland officials have shown no interest in trading their versatile young forward. Other players and draft picks could also be involved.

“There are some other scenarios, but [Nets general manager] Billy King is really pushing for this,” one NBA executive said. “He is trying to figure out what Denver wants.”