carmelo anthony los angeles lakers

Tuesday, with the NBA's trade deadline 16 days away, brought another Carmelo Anthony trade report: The Lakers want him and are willing to trade Andrew Bynum to get him.
The Los Angeles Times cited a Lakers' "representative" who quickly shot down the ESPN.com report and a "source" that indicated the team "was unwilling" to trade Bynum, the 23-year-old Plainsboro, N.J., native who's endured frequent knee problems.
The New York Daily News also reported that the Lakers previously turned down a Bynum-for-Anthony scenario (which would, for salary-cap purposes, have to include more players) and that Knicks owner James L. Dolan has contacted his Denver counterpart about an Anthony-to-New York deal.