Joakim Noah has heard the talk, pondered the rumors about him being the focus of a possible trade with the Nuggets for star forward Carmelo Anthony.
“My goal is I want to stay in Chicago,” the Bulls’ 7-foot center said Wednesday. “I think we can do something really special here. I hope I can be a part of it.”
Anthony is entering the last year of his contract and has rejected offers for a contract extension. The Knicks, Nets, Bulls and most recently the Rockets have been rumored to be interested in him.
“Obviously, Carmelo is a great player,” Noah said. “But we (Bulls) are also very good right now.”
Noah is coming off his best season, so the idea of him being the focus of a possible trade is somewhat unsettling to him.
“It’s part of the business,” he said. “Right now I just have to get ready to control what I can control as a player, and that’s getting ready for the season.”
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