Gary Moore, the personal assistant for Allen Iverson, said Friday that the Nuggets "seem to be very willing" to offer the guard a multiyear contract, according to The Rocky Mountain News.

The team would reportedly offer Iverson the new deal if he were to opt out of his current deal by the June 20 deadline.

"We want to finish our career in Denver, but we have no decision on (whether Iverson will opt out)," said Moore, who added that a decision by Iverson won't be made until close to the June 20 deadline.

He is owed $20.84 million next season, and most don't believe that he will opt out unless the Nuggets offer him a longer-term deal.

The Knicks, Nuggets, Clippers, Supersonics, Suns, and Magic are expected to make a run at Chicago point guard Kirk Hinrich, according to The New York Daily News.

Because the Bulls are expected to take Derrick Rose with the first pick in June's NBA Draft, they'll need to move Hinrich in order to make room for the talented rookie-to-be.

Hinrich shouldn't be too difficult to move especially based on his level of play and moderate contract that runs through the 2011-12 season.

With the speculation of a trade between the Nuggets and Nets involving Carmelo Anthony and Marcus Camby subsiding, it could be more likely that Denver deals Allen Iverson, according to a report in the New York Post.

Peter Vecsey pointed out that Iverson has only one year left on his contract and isn't likely to receive the lucrative, long-term deal he'll covet from the Nuggets.

That could lead Denver to shop the guard, who was highly effective this season despite criticism that he was beginning to slow down.

Calvin Andrews, the agent for Carmelo Anthony, doesn't believe that the Nuggets are going to trade the All-Star forward, according to The Denver Post.

"Carmelo Anthony is their guy," Andrews said Wednesday, relaying what Nuggets' management told him. "There are no plans to trade Melo. Melo will be in a Denver uniform next year. They're not entertaining trades for Melo. It's not even in the cards."

There have been rumors that Denver was discussing a deal with New Jersey involving Anthony, especially since the team lost in the first round of the playoffs for the fifth-straight season.

Carmelo has four years left on his current contract.

The Denver Nuggets are downplaying numerous rumors that the team is discussing a trade with the New Jersey Nets that would send Carmelo Anthony to the Eastern Conference, according to The Rocky Mountain News.

A Denver executive dismissed the rumors, which seemed to take a hit when the Nets didn't get lucky during Tuesday night's NBA Draft Lottery.

New Jersey President Rod Thorn told several media outlets on Tuesday night that the team will more than likely elect to use the tenth pick next month.

Richard Jefferson still maintains that he wants his future to lie in with the Nets despite his name consistently appearing in trade rumors, the New York Daily News is reporting.

The latest rumors have the Nets coveting Carmelo Anthony from Denver, Andrea Bargnani from Toronto, and Boris Diaw and Leandro Barbosa from Phoenix.

"I don't think so," said his agent Todd Eley when asked if Jefferson had changed his mind about wanting to leave New Jersey. "I think that he really loves playing there, loves being a Net, and would like to stay with the Nets. I think that's his preference."

Nuggets' Coach George Karl had his hip replaced on Tuesday in a two hour operation, the Denver Post is reporting.

The Nuggets' head coach is expected to be able to walk without a cane in seven to 10 days.

The New Jersey Nets appear to be active on the rumor mill, with GM Ron Thorn believed to be in discussions with many teams, the Newark Star-Ledger is reporting.

According to columnist Dave D'Alessandro, the Nets have made some cursory inquiries with Phoenix (about Boris Diaw and Leandro Barboso), more substantive discussions with Toronto (about Andrea Bargnani), and there has been some dialogue with Denver about Carmelo Anthony.

The Nets are crossing their fingers for a miracle during Tuesday's NBA Draft Lottery in hopes that a high pick could yield them Carmelo Anthony, according to The Record (New Jersey).

Multiple league sources have said that the Nuggets and Nets are discussing a blockbuster trade that would send Anthony and Marcus Camby to New Jersey in exchange for a package that includes Richard Jefferson, Marcus Williams, Keith Van Horn's contract and New Jersey's lottery pick.

The Nets have a 1.1 percent chance of landing the top overall pick, and just a 4 percent shot at falling in the top three.

"You're always looking to do something to make some sense," Nets president Rod Thorn said. "If something presented itself that we felt could really help us,. then we might look to move either or both of our picks. But right now it appears to me we'll stay with at least the 10th pick and probably the 21st also."

Rumors of a trade between the Nets and Nuggets involving All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony are not as likely as reports indicated earlier this week, according to The Rocky Mountain News.

Ties between New Jersey general manager Kiki Vandeweghe and Denver seemed to spark the rumors, but trading for Anthony doesn't seem to be a very good option for the Nets.

Not only does Carmelo have has fair share of off-court issues, and it would probably take quite a bit to acquire him.