Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Anthony attended Towson Catholic High School and Oak Hill Academy before playing college basketball at Syracuse.
 In Anthony's freshman season, he led the Orangemen to their first and only National Championship and was named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
 Anthony then entered the 2003 NBA draft where he was selected with the third overall pick by the Denver Nuggets.
The 2011–12 Denver Nuggets season was the 45th season of the franchise, and its 36th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Denver finished the lockout-shortened season in sixth place in the Western Conference with a 38–28 record and were eliminated in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games.
 The Nuggets finished the regular season leading the league in points per game (104.12) and assists per game (23.96).
The 2016–17 Denver Nuggets season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 Thanks to the continuing improvements of Nikola Jokić, the Nuggets would make significant improvements to their team, although they would be just one game shy from reaching the NBA playoffs that year.
 Ironically, they would lose out of that playoff spot to the Portland Trail Blazers, who made a trade to help improve their team by getting rid of center Jusuf Nurkić and acquiring Mason Plumlee in the process.
The 2009–10 Denver Nuggets season was the 43rd season of the franchise, its 34th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 After their trip the Conference Finals last season, the Nuggets started the season 35-18 before the All-Star break.
 Coach George Karl and Carmelo Anthony were the only Nuggets to represent the Western Conference in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.
 During the break, Anthony sported a new haircut.
 However, not long after the break, dark clouds gathered around the team as coach Karl was diagnosed with neck and throat cancer.
 Adrian Dantley took over and the team struggled in the second half of the season, finishing with a 53-29 record and earned the number 4 seed in the West.
 Denver's season ended in the first round with a defeat to the Jazz in six games.
The 2006–07 Denver Nuggets season was the 40th season of the franchise, 31st in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The season is best remembered when Carmelo Anthony made headlines on December 15 when he was involved in a brawl against the Knicks, allowing the league to suspend him for the next 15 games.
 Four days after, the Nuggets made a bold move, acquiring Allen Iverson from Philadelphia.
 Anthony and newly acquired Iverson played their first game together on January 22, 2007 in a game against Memphis.
 The Nuggets finished the year at 45-37, making the postseason for the fourth straight year.
 However, they did not make it out of the first round, losing to the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs in five games.
 Anthony and Iverson were voted to play in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game.
 However, Iverson did not play due to an injury.
 This was Anthony's first All-Star game appearance and the first time since Antonio McDyess in 2001 where a Nugget was voted to an All-Star game.
Brooks James Thompson (July 19, 1970 – June 9, 2016) was an American basketball coach and retired player who played for the Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 A 6 ft guard who played his college ball at Texas A&M University and Oklahoma State University, he was selected by the Orlando Magic in the first round (27th overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft.
The 1976 ABA All Star Game was the 9th and final American Basketball Association All-Star Game, played at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado on January 27, 1976.
 This time, the league abandoned the usual East vs. West format it used from the 1967-68 season onward and instead had the league's first place team at the All Star break face off against a team of ABA All Stars.
 At the All Star break the Denver Nuggets were in first place, which was convenient as the Nuggets had also been selected to host the game in McNichols Arena.
 Kevin Loughery of the New York Nets coached the All-Stars while Larry Brown led the Denver Nuggets.
 This was the second year in a row that Loughery and Brown coached against each other in the ABA All-Star Game.
 (The Nuggets went on to finish the regular season in first place at 60-24 (.714), but after beating the Kentucky Colonels 4 games to 3 in the ABA Semifinals the Nuggets lost in the 1976 ABA Finals to the New York Nets, 4 games to 2.)
Kenneth "Apple" Green (born September 19, 1959) is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) player for the New York Knicks.
 Green played for Pan American University, where he led the Broncs to the 1981 NIT tournament, the school's only Division I post-season appearance.
 During this season Green was an NCAA honorable mention All American.
 Green was drafted with the eleventh pick in the second round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets; however, the Nuggets waived Green before the start of the 1981-82 NBA season.
 He was signed by the Portland Trail Blazers before the 1985–86 NBA season, but was once again waived before the start of the season.
 On March 25, 1986 the New York Knicks signed Green to a 10-day contract and then signed him to a contract for the rest of the season on April 4, 1986.
 In seven games with the Knicks, Green averaged 4.4 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game.
The 2008–09 Denver Nuggets season was the 42nd season of the franchise, 33rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 They finished the regular season with 54 wins and 28 loses, the franchise's best record since 1987–88.
 The Nuggets ended their streak of five straight first-round exits after Carmelo Anthony was drafted in 2003, advancing to the Conference Finals, where they lost to the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in six games, ending the Nuggets season and playoff run.
The 2010–11 Denver Nuggets season was the 44th season of the franchise, its 35th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 After half a season of rumors and speculation, the Nuggets granted Carmelo Anthony his wish by trading him to the New York Knicks on February 21 as part of a three-team trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
 The blockbuster trade also sent Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter, Renaldo Balkman, Shelden Williams and Corey Brewer to the Knicks for Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, Timofey Mozgov, Kosta Koufos, New York's first round pick in the 2014 draft and Golden State's second round picks in 2012 and 2013.
 Minnesota received Denver's 2015 second round pick, Eddy Curry and Anthony Randolph.

Question: The 2010–11 Denver Nuggets season included a trade to the Knicks of the player who played college ball for which team?
Answer: Syracuse