pretty obvious melo is motivated for whatever reason to play at a high level this coming season. doubt he'd be wasting this much time if he knew he'd stay in ny
Berman is just reiterating Woj's report. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski during a SportsCenter appearance Tuesday morning, Anthony “has made it clear to [the Knicks]: I want to go to Houston, I am not interested in talking to you about being reincorporated back into this New York roster.” A source also told The Post the Rockets are undeterred by the franchise being put up for sale Monday and will continue their pursuit of uniting Anthony with his buddies Chris Paul and James Harden. Anthony has $56 million left on his pact, but with an opt out after the season. Mills and Perry want to meet with Anthony, who has a no-trade clause, to gauge his temperature and see if he’d be willing to expand his wish list beyond the Rockets and Cavaliers. Suggestions the Knicks are trying to convince Anthony to remain a Knick are exaggerated as they try to focus on, as Mills said Monday, “youth, athleticism and defense.’’ There was no indication if Anthony is willing to expand his list, meaning this latest Melodrama could drag on. The Blazers and Suns are said to have some interest in getting involved in a bid for Anthony.
I'm sure I'm not the first person who has suggested this, so I apologize if I'm reiterating something that has been said a thousand times on Clutchfans (it's impossible to keep up with all the Melo threads). But could this delay possibly have to do with Zhou Qi and the 30-day rule? Maybe the Rockets and Knicks have a handshake agreement that they'll do the deal, somehow involving Qi, but the Knicks have the 30 days to try and convince Melo to stay or get a better deal from somebody else.
Absolutely not. I don't know who will end up in the deal but the knicks absolutely backed away with a deal virtually done. What happens now is anyone's guess, but this isn't a mutually agreed upon 30 day waiting period.
I can't help but feel if it was any other team Melo was forcing his team to trade him to, I'd be upset w/ him and the situation. I wish this would all be over with.
That sounds like it will still get done. And Morey has his offer ready. A team needs to step up to take Anderson I guess so they can give the Rockets thei 1.62% chance in beating the Warriors.
Morey is in office with legs propped on desk, smoking a Cuban cigar, throw darts at a picture of Steve mills' face on the wall waiting for that phone call.
