Hawks outlast Knicks in fourth OT, Cavs beat Thunder

If the Clippers do acquire Carmelo Anthony in a trade with the New York Knicks, they might be getting the best possible version of him. But it hasn’t been enough to topple the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors out west. Anthony’s trade is coming up soon but Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley of the AFRO SportsDesk debates whether his potential arrival in Los Angeles could make them contenders.

Against Atlanta, the Knicks did something that one could argue they haven’t done all season: played for each other.

The Knicks have been embroiled in turmoil in recent days, ranging from Derrick Rose’s unusual no-show to the ongoing trade market saga of Carmelo Anthony.

National Basketball Association trade rumors indicate that the New York Knicks may have finally found their potential trading partners for the proposed three-way deal that could finally send Carmelo Anthony out of town. Cleveland reportedly already turned down an Anthony-for-Kevin Love trade.

Paul Millsap made the decisive basket in a four-overtime game that lasted nearly four hours, then proclaimed it to be great fun that he never wants to experience again. From Derrick Rose’s sudden disappearance to their 21-28 record, their promising season has taken a bit of a nosedive.

But if you let his coach and teammates tell it, he was the catalyst behind New York’s defensive stand that helped hold Kemba Walker to 2-for-11 three-point shooting and Charlotte to just 20 fourth-quarter points. In fact, Clippers head coach and president Doc Rivers stated recently that he would include his son, Austin, in a trade if it would improve the team.

Listen, I would trade anyone. And any of them would be one. He can decline any trade that he is involved in if he does not want to leave, which has been the case. “I like our team”.

There’s a chance that Boston could get in on a deal as a facilitating 3rd team. “And if we can, we’ll do it”. Redick also makes $17 million less than Melo, making a trade centered around those pieces hard at best. It would add almost $10 million to his cap hit this season if he was dealt. Four Knicks starters fouled out by the end of the third overtime. Since Anthony has a no-trade clause on his five-year, US$124 million (AU$165 million) contract that runs through the 2018-19 season, the Knicks would need the former scoring champion’s consent before ensuing discussions with the Thunder. According to various reports, Jackson wants to trade Carmelo, prompting team executives to work overtime to try to find a scenario that would work for all parties. He finished with 13 points and shot four-of-11 from the floor. Because they are an in-division rival and have plenty of assets to deal, the price would undoubtedly be higher for the Celtics than it would be for a different suitor like the Clippers. NY is six games under.500 with 34 games remaining, and are surrounded in the standings by teams with playoff hopes themselves.

They are also likely to make the playoffs so it would be a first round pick outside of the lottery. However, Cowley added that neither player is generating the kind of return Chicago general manager Gar Forman is looking for.