Nets' owner Mikhail Prokhorov met with Carmelo Anthony on Saturday.

"It was a fantastic meeting, trust me," Prokhorov said, smiling. "No words, live music, excellent atmosphere. We looked into each other's eyes. Just real man talk."

The Knicks are also attempting to acquire Anthony and at the very least, the Nets are driving up Denver's asking price.

"I think we made a very good tactical decision to force (the) Knicks to pay as much as they can," Prokhorov said. "So it's very good, it's very interesting, it's very competitive."