Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant

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.

In 2011, guys like Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant are expected to hit the free agent market.

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.