Carmelo Anthony Denies Trade Demand Rumors; Knicks Superstar Happy With Knicks

While LMA and the Knicks weren’t meant to be, he’s still worth an early-round fantasy pick as a new member of the Spurs. I was interested, ‘ Aldridge said. I took my headband and threw it across…. So I’m going to always feel some type of way about that, about losing guys that I’ve played with, that I’ve formed a bond with. When he’s picking his team, that matters. “I know from when I was talking to him we had a greater shot of getting him”. “As for Jackson’s decision to trade Smith and Shumpert – sound basketball moves for the building phase the Knicks are in – “I see both sides”, added Anthony. When he told me that, I didn’t know that”, Anthony said, per Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News.

One person who believes New York could have gotten Aldridge with a power forward pitch: Carmelo Anthony.

LaMarcus Aldridge said he strongly considered the Knicks in free agency – until they asked him to play center to accommodate Kristaps Porzingis at power forward.

After recruiting LaMarcus Aldridge over the summer, Carmelo Anthony felt the Knicks had “a big chance” to land an All-Star running mate and one of the top free agents.

Whether he’ll continue to say he’s happy with New York’s direction… The New York Post predicts the team stays put for the time being. There’s always hope they’d turn it around. “Me saying that, everybody gets mad at me”. “So I don’t really know where the playing the center position came in”.

“Everybody knew that (the Bulls offer a better situation). Every year they set out with hope that they’re not going to be in last place”.

While Arron Afflalo is sure to add some scoring punch and Robin Lopez some heft in the middle, the Knicks failed to sign a marquee free agent in the offseason. “But it’s the truth”, Boeheim said at Team USA minicamp in Las Vegas. The team will rely mostly on Anthony’s offensive prowess to carry it through the season and at least make the team more competitive. You don’t know what’s going to happen next year. So four years is a long time.