Anthony Named to Olympic Team

Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony was named as one of 12 players to represent the United States in the summer Olympics held in Bejing, China August 8-24.

In 2004, Anthony was a part of the disappointing U.S.A. team that only managed to bring home a bronze medal. But their most recent participation in the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship showed the U.S. senior national team may be back on track. The team went 10-0 and captured gold en route to qualifying for the upcoming Olympic games. Anthony averaged a team-high 21.2 points per game during the ten games.

It's great to see Carmelo on the Olympic team after the rampant trade rumors surrounding him. It was reported over the weekend that Anthony and his agent were meeting with Nuggets' management to discuss a possible trade. But in this story, Anthony's agent Calvin Andrews says he is with Anthony due to the all-stars pending DUI case.

I'm going there to be supportive of Carmelo," Andrews said. "If he's charged, there will be a penalty and I'll talk with the Nuggets about that. If the trade situation comes up, we'll talk about it, but there is no meeting planned to discuss trades."

Today 'Melo discussed his situation with the Denver Post saying he wanted to stay in Denver and wanted the Nuggets to be upfront with him.

"I kind of get insulted when people say 'He took a step back' or things like that, because I feel like I've put in a lot of hard work to be where I'm at right now," Anthony said.

Its been an interesting few days for the former Orange star. And can you imagine if he was traded, what would have happened to that Nuggets/Suns game at the Carrier Dome? For now, it appears Orange fans will see 'Melo flash that bright smile again.