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GREENBURGH, N. Darrel Williams Jersey .Y. -- Carmelo Anthony couldnt wait to get started.Maybe thats because he looks at the New York Knicks and sees real NBA talent around him for the first time in a few years.Or perhaps its because he knows his most successful seasons have come following the Olympics.Whatever the reason, Anthony is talking like someone who believes his team is going back to the playoffs -- and maybe going far once they get there.Like I said yesterday, I havent been excited like this in a long time to actually get going and ready to create something, Anthony said Tuesday after the Knicks held their first practice.The Knicks havent been exciting at all recently. Anthony had never missed the postseason until New York fell just short in 2014, and now hes been shut out three straight years. The Knicks tumbled to a 17-65 finish two years ago, when Anthony was limited to 40 games before knee surgery, and went 32-50 last season.Anthony often tried to carry the scoring load himself during those last two seasons, but he doesnt see a need now. The Knicks traded for Derrick Rose, signed players such as Joakim Noah, Courtney Lee and Brandon Jennings, and expect big things from Kristaps Porzingis after his All-Rookie campaign.Anthony has repeatedly said how excited he is to play with Rose, who believes he can make the game easier for the 32-year-old forward.Hes been here the longest, hes went through a lot of things here, experienced a lot, so this is his team, Rose said. Me and Jo -- I can only speak about me and Joakim -- were coming in here, were battle-tested. Our job is to make his job as easy as possible and if its sacrificing, its sacrificing. Whatever he wants us to do, were going to do it. We dont want no problems, we just want to win.The only time Anthonys done that lately is in the Olympics.He won his third gold and fourth medal overall in Rio, both records for a mens basketball player. While most players crave a break after the long NBA season, Anthony said he was in the best shape that Ive felt in a long time after playing this summer.Olympic competition has provided him with a boost before.The 2008-09 season, after his first gold medal, remains his most successful team season as a pro. He had never even won a playoff series before leading Denver to the Western Conference finals, averaging 27.2 points in 16 games before the Nuggets were eliminated by the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers.He didnt win another series until 2013, coming off his second gold medal in London. He led the NBA with 28.7 points per game in carrying the Knicks to the Atlantic Division title and eventually the East semifinals.He didnt do it alone back then, with Chauncey Billups in the backcourt in Denver, and Tyson Chandler and Amare Stoudemire in the frontcourt in New York. The Knicks believe this team, like those, is filled with players who will earn Anthonys trust.Were hoping that, again, the level of talent that is on the team will lead to him not thinking, `I have to do everything, coach Jeff Hornacek said.Anthony hosted most of the roster in Puerto Rico over the summer for basketball and bonding, so hes gotten to know his teammates off the court.He likes what he sees.I dont know how great we can be, Anthony said. 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PHILADELPHIA -- Sam Bradford was given the trade out of Philadelphia he wanted months ago, just eight days before the season opener.The Minnesota Vikings found their emergency replacement for Teddy Bridgewater, paying a steep price while signaling anew theyre in it to win it this year.Bradford was sent to the Vikings on Saturday for a pair of draft picks, including a first-rounder in 2017.We felt this was a very rare and unique opportunity to add a quarterback of Sams caliber, Vikings general manager Rick Spielman said, adding: We did not mortgage the future in my mind.After Bridgewater went down with a gruesome injury to his left knee in practice on Tuesday, Spielman initiated a marathon evaluation session that night of other potential options around the league. He publicly expressed confidence on Thursday in Shaun Hill to take over for Bridgewater, but the 15-year veteran Hill has only been a starter as an injury fill-in and has limited arm strength with which to stretch the field for Adrian Peterson and the rest of the offense.So Bradford, whose career has been blemished by injuries since becoming the first overall pick in the 2010 draft by St. Louis, entered the picture. He is signed through 2017, which was a major reason for Minnesotas interest. After dislocating his knee, completely tearing the anterior cruciate ligament and sustaining other significant damage, Bridgewater will have a hard time making it back next season.I was a little surprised just because it wasnt on my radar, but I think that surprise quickly turned into excitement when I realized the opportunity I had ahead, said Bradford, who won the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma but has never been to the playoffs in the NFL.The Vikings also parted with a fourth-round draft pick in 2018 that can become a third-rounder or a second-rounder based on how they finish. Spielman touted the extra selections the Vikings have in the third and fourth rounds in 2017, an opportunity to move back into the first round if a particular player inspired them to do so.The Eagles were 7-9 last season and would have been in a rebuilding mode in a division other than the diluted NFC East. The deal allows them to develop No. 2 overall draft pick Carson Wentz sooner than expected. Chase Daniel is the only other quarterback left on their roster. Wentz missed the last three preseason games because of broken ribs, but personnel chief Howie Roseman said the team is very confident about the recovery track hes been on.Before the trade, the Eagles didnt have a first-round pick for 2017 when the draft will be held in Philadelphia. They dealt that onee and others to move up for Wentz this spring. Armani Watts Jersey. This was not part of the blueprint, but we have to take advantage of opportunities that are presented to us, Roseman said.The Vikings, who finished 11-5 to win the NFC North last year, are more poised for a Super Bowl run now.We had to make a very difficult decision on whats going to give us the best chance to win, Spielman said, adding: I understand at times theres a premium you have to pay.Bradford, who was acquired by the Eagles in a trade with the Rams about 18 months ago, set franchise records last season with 346 completions and a 65 percent completion percentage. His 3,725 yards passing in 14 games was the fourth-most in Eagles history, thriving down the stretch in coach Chip Kellys fast-paced scheme. Bradford then passed up free agency and signed a two-year, $36 million contract with $22 million guaranteed in March.But the Eagles grabbed Wentz, and Bradford responded by skipping some voluntary offseason workouts. After a trade with Denver couldnt be worked out, Bradford returned as the starter and played well in the preseason in new coach Doug Pedersons offense.Bradford will now play for his sixth offensive coordinator, Norv Turner, in seven seasons. The Vikings tight ends coach, though, is Pat Shurmur, who was Philadelphias offensive coordinator in 2015 and Bradfords offensive coordinator in his rookie season with the Rams. Shurmur filled the Vikings in on all of Bradfords intangibles, another key to the deal, according to Spielman.If theres a good thing about learning a new offense every year, its that Im familiar with this process and how it goes I guess, Bradford said.Bradford has played a full 16-game season only twice in six years. He tore the ACL in his left knee during training camp in 2014 with the Rams and was replaced, ironically, by Hill, who was one of the first people Bradford called after the trade. The Vikings sent a private jet to Bradfords home in Oklahoma, and he arrived at team headquarters late in the afternoon to begin cramming in as much knowledge of Turners system as he can.Hill will likely start the opener on Sept. 11 at Tennessee, though.Thats not up to me. Im going to come in and give it everything I have, Bradford said.---Online:AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL coverage on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Rob Maaddi on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP-RobMaaddiFollow Dave Campbell on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DaveCampbellAP Wholeslae Jerseys NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale NBA Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Cheap MLB Jerseys Wholesale Soccer Jerseys Cheap College Jerseys Cheap Football Jerseys Cheap Basketball Jerseys Cheap Baseball Jerseys ' ' '