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Carmelo Anthony is currently reluctant to move out of New York for family reasons. Anthony and his wife are estranged and he continues to have a close relationship with his only son.

For that reason, Anthony is no longer as interested in playing in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Clippers have appeared to be the most realistic trading partner for Anthony in the past.

Anthony was considering accepting a trade to either the Philadelphia 76ers or Washington Wizards, which would keep him close to New York, but his mindset now is to remain with the Knicks.

Phil Jackson confirmed Anthony's position in an interview with MSG Network when the Knicks president said: "We've expressed the fact that we haven't been successful and it might be time for (Carmelo) to find an opportunity to go somewhere else. He's come back and said he'd just as soon stay.

Anthony is owed $54 million over the next two seasons.

BRIGGS wrote:This is becoming non story.
Melo doesn't care about winning -- he wants to stay home-

Him and Nowitzki character discredit the NBA.

When Paul and Griffen resign with the Clips, I'm sure their #1 reason will be they think they can beat the Warriors THIS year.

Jmpasq wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:This is becoming non story.
Melo doesn't care about winning -- he wants to stay home-play in westchester-- who really cares?

Would the Nets take him? Straight up trade for Jarrett Allen

Melo for Lin/Mozgov - poetic justice

Honestly, it might be worth a call to the Nets - they have no pick next year so no reason to tank, and making the Nets better depricates the value of Boston's best trade asset. Melo dosen't have to move, gets his $8 mil trade kicker, and gets to show up Phil by torching the Knicks 4x a year for the next two years.

THE FANS GET HURT THE MOST IN ALL OF THIS.

CrushAlot wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:The fans get hurt in this whole deal more than anyone else including Phil and Melo but that's never brought up in tweets by the media or in articles. We gave up a ton to get Melo but won't get anything back for him with him refusing to waive his NTC for any team that would actually be able to trade anything with value for him. It's not just Phil that knows he's not a fit for what the Knicks are trying to do cause the smart fans that pay attention to this stuff also know he needs to go so we can start our rebuild the right way, and him refusing to waive his NTC is delaying our rebuild. He's hurting our cap for signing free agents with the 50+ we owe him and he's hurting the young kids in learning the system we're trying to teach them cause he refuses to buy in to it and change his game for him to better fit it. The young kids that look up to a guy like Melo see all of this and might think that if Melo won't buy into the system then why should they. The whole thing is a big cluster f**k and could change if he would just accept that this isn't the right place for him.

THE FANS GET HURT THE MOST IN ALL OF THIS.

Isn't all of this on the guy that gave him the contract with the NTC, trade kicker and almost max dollars?

Yeah, if you have blinders on and only look with one eye.

Melo is also the leader of the team, highest paid player and wants to be treated as such. Only plays on one side of the ball, Iso's so much that his home crowd boos him and isn't acting like a leader on or off the court.

martin wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:The fans get hurt in this whole deal more than anyone else including Phil and Melo but that's never brought up in tweets by the media or in articles. We gave up a ton to get Melo but won't get anything back for him with him refusing to waive his NTC for any team that would actually be able to trade anything with value for him. It's not just Phil that knows he's not a fit for what the Knicks are trying to do cause the smart fans that pay attention to this stuff also know he needs to go so we can start our rebuild the right way, and him refusing to waive his NTC is delaying our rebuild. He's hurting our cap for signing free agents with the 50+ we owe him and he's hurting the young kids in learning the system we're trying to teach them cause he refuses to buy in to it and change his game for him to better fit it. The young kids that look up to a guy like Melo see all of this and might think that if Melo won't buy into the system then why should they. The whole thing is a big cluster f**k and could change if he would just accept that this isn't the right place for him.

THE FANS GET HURT THE MOST IN ALL OF THIS.

Isn't all of this on the guy that gave him the contract with the NTC, trade kicker and almost max dollars?

Yeah, if you have blinders on and only look with one eye.

Melo is also the leader of the team, highest paid player and wants to be treated as such. Only plays on one side of the ball, Iso's so much that his home crowd boos him and isn't acting like a leader on or off the court.

martin wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

newyorker4ever wrote:The fans get hurt in this whole deal more than anyone else including Phil and Melo but that's never brought up in tweets by the media or in articles. We gave up a ton to get Melo but won't get anything back for him with him refusing to waive his NTC for any team that would actually be able to trade anything with value for him. It's not just Phil that knows he's not a fit for what the Knicks are trying to do cause the smart fans that pay attention to this stuff also know he needs to go so we can start our rebuild the right way, and him refusing to waive his NTC is delaying our rebuild. He's hurting our cap for signing free agents with the 50+ we owe him and he's hurting the young kids in learning the system we're trying to teach them cause he refuses to buy in to it and change his game for him to better fit it. The young kids that look up to a guy like Melo see all of this and might think that if Melo won't buy into the system then why should they. The whole thing is a big cluster f**k and could change if he would just accept that this isn't the right place for him.

THE FANS GET HURT THE MOST IN ALL OF THIS.

Isn't all of this on the guy that gave him the contract with the NTC, trade kicker and almost max dollars?

Yeah, if you have blinders on and only look with one eye.

Melo is also the leader of the team, highest paid player and wants to be treated as such. Only plays on one side of the ball, Iso's so much that his home crowd boos him and isn't acting like a leader on or off the court.

That's all well and fine, but for fans to expect him to uproot his life and accept a trade for them is just ... well, instead of saying unreasonable I'll say hopelessly and inevitably a path to disappointment.