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Carmelo Anthony’s frustrations with the Nuggets are understandable, but does he only want to go to the bright lights of a big city, NBCSports.com contributor Ira Winderman asks?

Q: You make no sense that you don't think that the Ariza-Collison trade was a good trade for the Hornets. What are you going to do with a guy that plays the same position as you best player?
— Elliott, Seattle.

A: My point was that the Hornets, in my view, could have extracted greater value, perhaps not waiting an entire season, but at least until the desperation by contenders became more acute.

Ariza is a nice player, a functional player, but not one with nearly the upside of Collison. If he was, Houston would not have been so quick to move him for the likes of a Courtney Lee.

Q: Can the Heat get the wins record in the new season, after the King coming?
— Bansir, China.

A: They certainly think so, as does Jeff Van Gundy.

Q: Do you think that with Chris Bosh and LeBron James joining Dwyane Wade in Miami that the Heat will be able to continue what they started in 2006, when they won the championship with Shaq, Antoine Walker and Gary Payton?
— Sherylann, Santa Lucia.

A: I think they'll be right there. Based on these past two questions, clearly, the non-domestic animosity toward the Heat is not as pointed as it is stateside.

Ira Winderman writes regularly for NBCSports.com and covers the Heat and the NBA for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

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