On Carmelo Anthony's final act in New York, and why the Blazers should be his next team

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  1. Blazer4ever

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    Phil Jackson would trade him for anything.
    The question is if he would waive the no-trade clause and if we really want him on the Blazers
     
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    I think there's an argument to be made for a trade for 'Melo improving this team, but I doubt he would waive the no-trade clause, and I also think you overestimate the Knicks' desire to offload him.
     
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    Or, perhaps, the Knicks' commitment to Phil Jackson as GM.
     
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    The Knicks are going nowhere with him. They'd try to trade him but if I'm Phil Jackson I would even consider waiving him
     
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    I agree that they're not going anywhere with him, but I'm pretty sure they still have an inflated sense of his trade value. Were it not for the no-trade clause, they'd be fielding pretty decent offers for him already. It's tough when the player holds all the cards.
     
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    They're not going anywhere with Anthony, but it's not like they're going anywhere replacing him with a worse player on a bloated contract or some waiver wire pick-up while paying Anthony's salary (if they simply waived him). I don't think Anthony makes them worse--he's just no longer the primary driver of that team, nor is he suited to be the primary driver of a team.
     
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    Kenyon wants him to go to Portland or Washington, but mainly Portland. I don't know how to feel about it. Never been a fan but if it didn't cost us much, fuck it?
     
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    Maybe if they throw in the 7th pick. Otherwise no.
     
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    Washington makes sense for Melo.
     
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    I would love to get Melo if we keep our big 3.

    Dame/CJ/Melo/Vonleh/Nurkic is a fun team.
     
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    But they're happy with Porter and Morris, right?
     
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    Porter isn't half the offensive threat Carmelo is.
     
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    Porter is a stud. Two way player. He's about to get a max contract. Washington doesn't need Melo.
     
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    Harkless, Napier, Leonard, and one of our first rounders for Melo.

    But I bet New York would prefer Crabbe and a first. Crabbe is our best trade chip outside dame, CJ, and Nurkic.
     
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    That first deal is good for Knicks.
     
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    I wonder what Carmelo's trade value is. Can't imagine New York getting anything close to "full" value.
     
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    Go home; you're drunk.
     
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    The Knicks only trade for guys who were really, really good 4 years ago. Unfortunately, that makes it impossible for a team as young as ours to pillage them.

    My guess is they wind up trading him for Dwight Howard. I haven't looked at any numbers or read anything, but it just feels right.
     
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    Maybe they'll trade for a player that was a young center with potential four years ago. Meyers Leonard could be right up their alley.
     
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