Carmelo Anthony
ESPN.com Reports: Stoudemire's agent Happy Walters said Friday that the Knicks and his client have "a structure of an offer on the table" and the All-Star forward was still talking to other teams. Walters said the All-Star forward was still talking to other teams, and wherever he signed would be for the maximum allowed: five years and about $100 million. It's no secret that this year's free-agent actions are being driven in large part by the threat of a locked-out 2011, ESPN.com's J.A. Adande writes. Story Stoudemire wrote on his Twitter page late Saturday afternoon that he had "just touched down in NY, going to a Broadway Show tonight." Stoudemire, according to the ESPNNewYork.com, attended "Rock of Ages." He said he is working to get other stars to New York. "I've talked to Carmelo Anthony that he needs to come out here," Stoudemire said. "I've talked to Tony Parker. Both guys are ready to join me if I decide to come here. So we will see if we can work it out." Friday, Yahoo! Sports and the Daily News reported that Stoudemire and the Knicks had the "framework of the deal" in place. Stoudemire and his representatives broke off negotiations with the Suns on Friday. "It wasn't the right deal," Walters told The Arizona Republic on Friday. "He'll be sad to leave his teammates and the city he loves, but it's time to move on," Walters said. Sources told ESPN.com's Chad Ford that Stoudemire's desire to leave Phoenix dates back to the tough negotiations he had with owner Robert Sarver in Februrary. Stoudemire's camp knew it was highly unlikely Sarver would offer Stoudemire a five-year deal at max numbers, and Stoudemire has been worried that even if he did, he'd gut the rest of the team to pay for it. When Stoudemire received the Suns "final offer" -- a five-year, $95 million deal with partial guarantees on the last two years, contingent on Stoudemire playing a minimum of 2,200 minutes his third and fourth seasons -- Stoudemire pulled out of the negotiations, a source told Ford. The Suns agreed to a four-year, $18 million deal with free-agent forward Hakim Warrick on Friday, sources confirmed to ESPN. The only way the Suns can afford to sign both Channing Frye and Warrick under collective bargaining rules is to renounce the team's rights to Stoudemire. Once renounced, the Suns no longer will have the ability to exceed the salary cap to re-sign Stoudemire. On Friday a source inside the Suns confirmed that the team will renounce its rights.
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Sam Smith Reports: "Plus, I believe Carmelo’s almost committed to New York and Durant likely will stay," Smith writes. Anthony could become a free-agent after the 2010-2011 season. All 2010 FA's in 2010 know that the Knicks have more than just the most 2010 cap space, but should have enough room again in 2011 with Eddy Curry coming off the books... We have said it before this is not just the countdown to 2010, but the 2011 countdown will continue, and 2010 free agents know it. Read more: http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/66301/20100501/melo_wants_to_be_a... |
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Newsday points out that there are alternatives to LeBron next year. If King James ultimately decides to stay in Cleveland, the Knicks have a number of fallback options to target in the next few summers. If Anthony and Durant don't move to New York, then Chris Paul and Deron Williams could become options in the summer of 2012. It's a valid point, but lets not forget that the class of 2010 is STACKED with big time free agents beyond the King - Joe Johnson, T-Mac, Carlos Boozer, Marcus Camby, Manu Ginobli, Steve Nash and Ray Allen to name a few (that's without even mentioning players who have early termination options next summer and can become free agents). Losing out on Jason Kidd and Grant Hill is not reason to sound the 2010 alarm just yet. Patience, we've waited this long, lets wait and see what happens in 346 days. |
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On his Knicks Knation Blog, Frank Isola says: How do I know this? It's simple. By process of elimination. Let's assume that LeBron James remains in Cleveland which I know sounds crazy to most rationale people but LeBron is from the state of Ohio. If he were from Texas or Washington or South Dakota I'm guessing he would leave Cleveland tomorrow for New York. But the Cavs have built a contending team and with the threat of a lockout looming in 2011, LeBron has to option to sign an extension this summer with Cleveland. Dwyane Wade would be second on the Knicks wish list but if you were a betting man you'd probably wager that Wade, who has already won a title in Miami, will remain with the Heat and go down as the greatest player in the history of the franchise. I just don't see a guy from Chicago leaving Miami to live in New York in the winter time. That leaves Carmelo as the next player on our list. I believe he's well ahead of Chris Bosh, who has gone from under-appreciated to over-rated in a short amount of time. Again, if he's so good why is his team so bloody awful? Amar'e Stoudemire is a good option but I think Mike D'Antoni would only take Stoudemire if he could also have Steve Nash in his prime and the chances are the Knicks are going to end up with Nash on his last legs. Which brings us back to Melo, the future Knick. He is more of a Knick than any of the current superstars. Think about it; Like Patrick Ewing, he's from the Big East and won an NCAA title. Like Latrell Sprewell, he comes with baggage and cornrows. Like Bernard King he was born in Brooklyn. Like Earl Monroe he grew up in Baltimore.
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Carmelo Anthony will one day become a Knick.
