CLEVELAND — The trade from the Nuggets to the Cavaliers in January was a breeze for former Knicks center Timofey Mozgov, compared to the move four years ago.
Mozgov is getting ready to play in his first NBA Finals, but it still gives him chills thinking about the February 2011 stunner, when the 7-foot-2 Russian rookie was unceremoniously included as the final piece in the Carmelo Anthony blockbuster.
Multiple sources told The Post former Knicks general manager Donnie Walsh and coach Mike D’Antoni were against adding Mozgov, but owner James Dolan feared the Nuggets would ship Anthony to the Nets if the big center weren’t included.