Orien Greene has been signed to a 10-day contract with the Nets.

Greene had been playing for the Utah Flash of the D-League.

The Nuggets and All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony will be in New Jersey to face the Nets on Monday night, which is sure to draw a media firestorm.

It's the team's first trip since Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov nixed a potential blockbuster deal that would've brought Anthony to New Jersey.

"I really don't know what to expect," the forward said Sunday. "I know me, personally, I'm just looking forward to going there and getting a win."

Denver coach George Karl says he doesn't know how the fans will react to Anthony when he hits the court.

"I expect it to be a pre-game intensity to the game, and then I'm sure there will be some antics during the game that will have to be understood and handled," Karl said.

"I would say for most of the time, those things usually motivate my team to play more focused and serious. If we have to play an intense playoff-type style game against a team like New Jersey, I think we're capable of doing that."

Carmelo Anthony has reiterated that it was the Nets that pulled the plug on a potential blockbuster trade that would have sent him to New Jersey.

"I really don't know what is their mind-set. I really don't know if they can come back, if they're willing to come back and say, 'Let's have a meeting,' or they're still interested," Anthony said Saturday. "Everything has died down."

Asked if he was saying that the Nets were still an option, Anthony said, "No. What I'm saying is they said they're out of this whole Melo-Drama."

Anthony also hinted that winning isn't the only factor in his decision on signing a contract extension.

"My decision on whether to stay or whether to leave is based on a lot of things," he said. "A lot of things come into consideration. That's my own things and thoughts that go through my head and things that I talk about with the team, with the front office, with my team. That's stuff that I pretty much keep in house with my rhyme and reason and the method to all the madness."

Carmelo Anthony's camp has held the same position with the Nuggets since the summer, according to a confidant close to the newly named All-Star starter. Anthony wants to be traded or he will sign with the Knicks as a free agent.

If Anthony leaves via free agency, the Nuggets would be unable to recoup his real value.

Denver believes the Nets will once again be interested in discussing a trade for Anthony, but the same source doesn't expect that to happen.

New Jersey governor Chris Christie has had "casual conversations" with NBA Commissioner David Stern about the possibility of Newark getting another NBA team once the Nets leave for Brooklyn in 2012.

Christie is aware that Stern has expressed doubts about the feasibility of a third NBA franchise joining the Nets and Knicks in the same metropolitan area.

"But sometimes people don't say things to me that are going to make me unhappy — you know how that works," Christie said with a smile at a press conference at Newark's Prudential Center.

The event touted the upcoming NCAA men's college basketball tournament games to be played there in March.

"I think there is a future for NBA basketball here in Newark," Christie said. "I think that New Jersey having a state-of-the-art facility like Newark has here, you have the possibility of doing that. We support three [National Hockey League] teams in the region, so I don't see why we can’t support three basketball teams."

The Knicks have surpassed the Lakers as the NBA's most valuable franchise, according to findings from Forbes.

New York is valued at $655 million, while the Lakers are close behind at $643 million.

The Bulls, Celtics and Rockets comprise the remainder of the top-five.

In the wake of LeBron James leaving in free agency, the Cavaliers had a single-year decrease of 26%.

Full Rankings
1. Knicks
2. Lakers
3. Bulls
4. Celtics
5. Rockets
6. Mavericks
7. Heat
8. Suns
9. Spurs
10. Raptors
11. Magic
12. Warriors
13. Pistons
14. Blazers
15. Cavaliers
16. Jazz
17. 76ers
18. Thunder
19. Wizards
20. Nuggets
21. Nets
22. Clippers
23. Hawks
24. Kings
25. Bobcats
26. Hornets
27. Pacers
28. Grizzlies
29. Timberwolves
30. Bucks

Nets general manager Billy King says forward Troy Murphy could return to the team.

"Troy probably will, maybe will be joining us again -- be back with the team," King told Nets radio broadcaster Seth Everett. "He'd like to do that until something really does happen... Most likely, he may be back."

That seemed to be news to coach Avery Johnson.

"I haven't heard that," Johnson said. "I know we've been in contact with Troy and his agent. I haven't heard a set time when he's coming back. I'll talk to Billy about it and I'll address it [Wednesday night]."

Murphy stayed home when the Nets left for a four-game West Coast trip earlier this month and didn't attend their Jan. 19 shootaround when they returned to New Jersey.

King first said Murphy had requested a trade, but later amended his statement and said he told the forward he would attempt to deal him.

The Nuggets are warming to the concept of trading Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks, according to one person familiar with Denver's strategy.

Anthony Randolph has become a more attractive commodity for Denver and would be included in a trade, according to the source.

Randolph has long been connected to Minnesota, where the Knicks would receive a first round pick, but those talks have stalled.

Denver continues to believe that the Nets will also reengage on trade talks.

The Nets pulled out of trade talks with the Nuggets for Carmelo Anthony last Wednesday, but there are some around the league that aren't buying the claim.

"I've seen better acting in soap operas than [owner Mikhail] Prokhorov's performance," an executive close to the New Jersey and Denver front offices told Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.

"The Nets will be back in this thing, but they'll be back in on their terms – not Denver's."

Wojnarowski writes that while that may be true, the Nuggets would have to contact the Nets for New Jersey to have any leverage in talks.

On Tuesday afternoon, Anthony told the Denver Post that he'd consider signing an extension with Denver, Chicago, New York and New Jersey.

The Nuggets are currently on a road trip that will include a stop in New Jersey on Monday.

"If anything, there's no distractions there," Anthony said. "They took the deal off the table."

Carmelo Anthony said he doesn't know where he'll be traded and expressed concern about getting a contract extension signed before the new collective bargaining agreement is in place.

"At this point, I really don’t know," Anthony said about where he thinks he'll end up.

"New Jersey took that deal off the table. In order for me to consider them, I’d have to agree to the meeting. Now, it’s washed under the table," he continued.

He was asked if the options are strictly New Jersey, New York, Chicago and Denver.

"Yeah. But I really can’t say it’s just those, because I don’t really know (what could happen)," Anthony replied.

Said the writer to Anthony, "If they trade you somewhere, and you don’t sign the extension, you’re screwed."  Then the writer quickly hedged by adding, "Well, not necessarily screwed."  But Anthony agreed with the original assertion, smiling and repeating, "Screwed."

"There are a lot of things that come into play when you look at this situation," Anthony said.  "The fact that they can send you wherever they want to. The fact that, wherever they send me, would I sign the extension there? It’s a lot of stuff I think about through all of this."

"I haven’t had any dialogue with (team executive) Masai (Ujiri) or anybody like that," Anthony said. "Usually I talk to Masai, but a lot of stuff has died down. I’m pretty sure they’ve been behind closed doors, doing what they do. But I haven’t talked to them personally."