Carmelo Anthony: ‘I never wanted to leave Denver’

Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY SportsTen years ago, Carmelo Anthony pressured the Denver Nuggets to trade him to the New York Knicks, but there is more to the story.

Carmelo Anthony forced his way to the New York Knicks way back when in 2011. He was ready to part ways with the Denver Nuggets and return to his hometown — or was he? Melo revealed that he didn’t really want to leave the Nuggets during an appearance on “All The Smoke.”

Contrary to what anybody and every onebelieves, I never wanted to leave Denver. I never told people that. But I never wanted to leave Denver. But it’s like they put my back against the wall…

So, I’m not about to rebuild. I’m not going to rebuild after we…