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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Nets might be getting a superstar after all.

After failing to lure LeBron James (FSY), Dwyane Wade (FSY) or Chris Bosh (FSY) to New Jersey during the free- agency sweepstakes this summer, the Nets are engaged in trade talks to acquire Carmelo Anthony (FSY).

A person close to the talks who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak for the team told The Associated Press on Friday that the Nets were involved in very complicated talks with the Denver Nuggets for the small forward. The person added that nothing was expected to be decided Friday.

Yahoo! Sports first reported the trade talks.

The price that the Nets would pay for Anthony in what would be a multiteam trade would be steep.

Yahoo said the Nuggets wanted power forward Derrick Favors (FSY), the No. 3 pick overall in the draft, and a protected 2012 first-round pick the Nets received from Golden State.

The Utah Jazz and Charlotte Bobcats also would be involved in the trade and Yahoo reported that the Bobcats would get All-Star point guard Devin Harris (FSY) from the Nets.

Charlotte would send forward Boris Diaw (FSY) to the Jazz, who would send forward Andrei Kirilenko (FSY) to the Nuggets. The Nets would also get point guard D.J. Augustin (FSY) from the Bobcats.

Nets general manager Billy King did not return a message left by The Associated Press seeking a comment.

Nets spokesman Gary Sussman e-mailed reporters, saying that King would not comment on trade rumors.

The Nuggets have offered Anthony a three-year extension valued at $65 million, but he has refused to sign it.

The deal with the Nets would be incumbent on Anthony signing the extension, Yahoo reported.

Word of the trade talks surfaced on Friday, hours after new coach Avery Johnson (FSY) and players reported to camp and talked to the media about the upcoming season. The team’s first practice is Saturday.

There have been talks about trades involving the Nets and Anthony in recent weeks and Johnson was asked about the rumors.

“All year you are going to hear stuff about not only our situation but every team. That’s the way it goes,” he said. “Every general manager, and you have 30 of them, they are always out looking to improve the ballclub and that’s what they should do. If Billy was sitting up in his office looking at some political talk on television, because I heard he was a politics guy, I would be very disappointed. He is going to be always looking to improve our ball club.”

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