Doug McDermott on the move again in OKC trade for Carmelo Anthony

However, the Thunder, in essence, are taking a gamble and showing Westbrook they are committed to trying to win. Turning the four of them into two stars – and in the case of George, arguably a top-15 National Basketball Association player – is a huge success. He had to work so hard to get his shot, and get a shot at the end of clock, and he’d have seven seconds. The 18-year-old was an integral part of Slovenia’s EuroBasket championship this summer and possesses a feel for the game no other prospect figures to possess from this upcoming college season.

Former Knicks’ President Phil Jackson spent the latter part of his time in NY making it clear he wanted to move Anthony. Over the last few seasons, the vibe was that Anthony was preparing to pass the torch to the young star, although, now, the trade gives Porzingis the reins to the team.

As for the Knicks, nothing much changes for them; they were going to be bad whether Anthony left or stayed.

Oklahoma City acquired George in June, setting the wheels in motion as the club began to build its new superteam. With the Knicks, Kanter will play more than 35 minutes per game and should post career-highs across the board. Instead Anthony will now team up with Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma City. Both players also share a common trait on defense though: they can’t guard anyone. Since their move to Brooklyn, the Nets have had a better record than the Knicks in two of the last five seasons. They did a good job, did the best they could.

The question is: Why should New York Knicks fans be anxious to see Doug McDermott don a different combination of the orange and blue? Anthony’s trips to the free throw line were very sporadic past year; his 4.9 attempts per game were easily the lowest of his career. “I respect the move made, and I’m happy he’s in a situation where he wanted to go”. Though Anthony has always been criticized for being an unwilling passer, he could slide in nicely as a small-ball power forward alongside Westbrook, George, Adams and Andre Roberson. With 22 years of Latvian by 33 of new yorker, and with inability to proven franchise to put toger a project, re was no future that would include two on same computer. But I want to start with thanking you guys. I’m not mad or anything, don’t get me wrong. Trust me, you don’t know them.

“Please beat the Warriors for me, please”, Kanter said. Per ESPN Stats & Information data, NY was more than five points better when Porzingis played without Rose and Anthony than when all three were on the floor (a plus-1.2 net rating without Anthony and Rose; minus-4.3 net rating with them).