K-MART: NO IMPROVEMENT IN MILE HIGH CITY

Denver Nuggets power forward
Kenyon Martin.

Kenyon Martin shared his views to DenverPost.com on why there are uncertainties surrounding franchise player Carmelo Anthony to remain with the Denver Nuggets. Martin said while other teams have taken massive steps to improve their roster, the Nuggets on the other hand, are taking the reverse route. So he fully understands Anthony’s current dilemma.

“I understand what he's going through. If I'm Melo, I'm thinking — are we getting better? They've got to prove to me that we're getting better. . . . Everybody else around us got better. But we're taking steps backwards.

“He's got a lot of people in his ear already. But I understand what he's doing and what he's going through. I've been there. I turned down $66 million in New Jersey and everybody thought I was crazy. . . . My thing is, everybody is rushing this man to sign the extension. Why are they rushing him? He has until July to sign the thing, so why rush? The money will still be on the table.

“Personally, my thinking is — I can't see where we got better this summer. Al (Harrington, a free-agent signing) is cool, Al's my man, but I can't see how we got better. You know, I'm going to be out and (Andersen) is going to be out (to start the season), so did we get better? I can't say that we did.”