Nuggets says No!

Nuggets say No to Pistons offers for Carmelo
Looks like it's not just idle chat, it seems The Pistons are in ongoing trade discussions with the Denver Nuggets.

The Detroit Free Press is reporting:

"The Nuggets want to bring point guard Chauncey Billups back to his hometown, and the Pistons are looking to make good on their botched 2003 draft and bring high-scoring forward Carmelo Anthony to Detroit, the person confirmed.

But while talks are ongoing, the Nuggets, at this point, are reluctant to include Anthony in any deal. The Pistons source said the sides are "not even close" to an agreement. It's unclear what it might take to pry away Anthony.

ESPN.com reported, without citing a source, that the Pistons offered Billups and Tayshaun Prince for Anthony. But the Nuggets weren't interested. Denver countered with an offer of Allen Iverson or a package featuring Marcus Camby, but the Pistons are only interested in Anthony.

President Joe Dumars said at his season-ending news conference that he wanted to bust up his core this summer and that he was open to moving any player besides point guard Rodney Stuckey.

"There are no sacred cows here," Dumars said. "You lose that sacred-cow status when you lose three straight years" in the conference finals.

Dumars also has said he is not interested in other teams' second- or third-best players, a category into which Iverson and Camby would fall."

I sill have to believe that nothing will go down until Draft day or right after so the Pistons can weigh all their options. As we know...Joe is dead serious about shaking things up for the right deal.

dont trade chauncey dont trade tayshaun, those are the core of our piston dynasty. we still need them this coming years. we maybe can't enter the conference finals, but with them. we can win it all by balance way. and great ball movement. and defensive stops.

i admit detroit is getting pressured after that game 6 lost to the celtics. they should overcome it and start another again with the same starting five and new and improved bench.