misterearl wrote:Melo would be a perfect fit in Washington. The Wizards trumpet the return of the prodigal son. The backcourt is solid with Beal and Wall.

The frontcourt has enough size to give opponents problems inside on defense.

"Sup Baltimore?"

What would we get out of sending him there though? They have no assets to trade other than Beal, who is grossly overrated. Our best option IMO is still Chicago, now that we know that Blake Griffin isn't being dealt.

There is no quick-fix solution when it comes to the New York Knicks. Some teams are fortunate enough to just have a roster problem, or a coaching problem, or even just an inept front office. Some teams have more than one of these problems. The Knicks have all three.

http://knickerblogger.net/how-the-knicks-should-approach-this-years-nba-trade-deadline/

For a lot of fans, the NBA Trade Deadline is a signal of hope. — a chance at moving an albatross contract or two, receiving draft picks, obtaining a star, etc. For Knicks’ fans, especially this year, it’s a time that requires one to check his or her medicine cabinet to see how much Tylenol is available.

The End Result

There is no quick fix for this franchise, even if they somehow persuaded Phil Jackson to accept an relatively low-intensity front office role with the team. It starts at the top and trickles down from there. Making quality changes in leadership in the front office is a good starting point for this offseason. Accomplishing that hinges on Dolan finally deciding that his mettlesome ways aren’t going to land him his coveted championship.

As for the trade deadline, it would behoove the Knicks to show some perspicacious judgment as the deadline approaches. Kenneth Faried, Kyle Lowry, or even Rajon Rondo aren’t going to be enough to steer this franchise away from the iceberg that’s inching closer with every J.R. Smith step-back jumper.