With the meteoric rise of Jeremy Lin is it reasonable to expect that Knicks All-Star SF Carmelo Anthony will be traded?
'Melo has been injured for the entire time Lin started his rise to NBA stardom, and now the media is pushing the possibility of him being moved. Head Coach Mike D'Antoni is known for his high tempo offense he built in Phoenix around PG Steve Nash.
The offense seems to be striving right now with no 'Melo to be seen; and it will be very interesting to see if the team will struggle and their offense will slow down when Carmelo is added.
Anthony is a well-known ball stopper who relies primarily on 1-on-1 isolation plays. He has been struggling so far this year and will absolutely be put on the hot seat for being traded if he continues to struggle.
Possible trading partners would probably be a competitive team that is one piece away from being a championship contender. Boston comes to mind in a possible deal, considering all the rumors about the big 3 being split up. It would work for both sides, as the Celtics could get an all-star caliber play and pair him with Rondo, and the Knicks can let Lin and Stoudermire fly while adding some unselfish, veteran leadership
A possible trade that would work between the two is:
Boston sends Kevin Garnett (1 yr/21.2 mil) and Avery Bradley (3 yr/1.54 mil)
Knicks send Carmelo Anthony (4 yr/18.5 mil) and Renaldo Balkman (2 yr/1.67 mil)
Boston gains Carmelo obviously, and the Knicks get rid of his lengthy contract, and gains the expiring contract of KG which will clear 21 million in cap space for next year's free agents.
If trade talks start to swirl about Melo, it will be a mayhem over which team will end up for him and how much it will cost.
'Melo has been injured for the entire time Lin started his rise to NBA stardom, and now the media is pushing the possibility of him being moved. Head Coach Mike D'Antoni is known for his high tempo offense he built in Phoenix around PG Steve Nash.
The offense seems to be striving right now with no 'Melo to be seen; and it will be very interesting to see if the team will struggle and their offense will slow down when Carmelo is added.
Anthony is a well-known ball stopper who relies primarily on 1-on-1 isolation plays. He has been struggling so far this year and will absolutely be put on the hot seat for being traded if he continues to struggle.
Possible trading partners would probably be a competitive team that is one piece away from being a championship contender. Boston comes to mind in a possible deal, considering all the rumors about the big 3 being split up. It would work for both sides, as the Celtics could get an all-star caliber play and pair him with Rondo, and the Knicks can let Lin and Stoudermire fly while adding some unselfish, veteran leadership
A possible trade that would work between the two is:
Boston sends Kevin Garnett (1 yr/21.2 mil) and Avery Bradley (3 yr/1.54 mil)
Knicks send Carmelo Anthony (4 yr/18.5 mil) and Renaldo Balkman (2 yr/1.67 mil)
Boston gains Carmelo obviously, and the Knicks get rid of his lengthy contract, and gains the expiring contract of KG which will clear 21 million in cap space for next year's free agents.
If trade talks start to swirl about Melo, it will be a mayhem over which team will end up for him and how much it will cost.
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