25-year old small forward Carmelo Anthony is elgible for free agency after the 2010-11 season and the Nuggets are trying to lock him up for a few more years so that he doesn’t hit the open market. It would be smart of the Nuggets to lock him up so that they don’t have to compete with the team’s that lose out in this summer’s free agent derby. Anthony played in 69 games (all starts) for the Nuggets last season and he averaged 38.2 minutes, 28.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game. He has now played 7 seasons for the Nuggets appearing in 514 games (all starts) in which he has averaged 36.5 minutes, 24.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Anthony is #8 in Nuggets’ history in games played (514), #9 in steals (591) and #3 in points scored (12,711). The Nuggets should do everything that they can to make Anthony happy and want to stay in town a few more years.