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Kyrie Irving trade may stop Portland from getting Carmelo Anthony

Related Topics: Carmelo Anthony, Kyrie Irving

A Blazers trade for Carmelo Anthony is looking bleaker by the day. Yahoo Sports’ Jordan Schultz dropped this during the Kyrie Irving fallout:

Source: 1 trade being discussed#Cavs get Melo/Bledsoe#Knicks get Kyrie/Chandler#Suns get Love/Frank

(Draft picks also involved)

(If you don’t remember what’s going on with Kyrie, you can read about that here.)

The above deal puts a new wrinkle in Carmelo Anthony trade rumors.

Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum (even McCollum’s brother) have been active in their recruitment.

A star player won’t join a team if he’s not wanted, so the backcourt is doing their part; it’s their way of selling the team.