More recently, Danilo Gallinari, who was recently traded by the Knicks to the Nuggets in the Carmelo Anthony deal, became the best European player with Olympia Milan at the age of 21.

We swear off any more rumor and innuendo about staying alive in the Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes and just concentrate on getting Tom Thibodeau's defensive principles down pat.

Carmelo Anthony has been the face of the Denver Nuggets since 2004, but on the brink of free agency, he's made it clear that he's ready to leave.