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Despite one of the smallest markets among NBA franchises, the Oklahoma City Thunder have always captured the nation’s attention. From championship contenders to vigilante underdogs, the organization and its fans have embraced their situations and continue to strive for one goal: being competitive. Today, with another major off season trade, the Thunder took another step […]

With Media Day quickly approaching for all 30 NBA teams, the New York Knicks traded Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In exchange, the Knicks received Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott, and a 2018 second round draft pick via the Chicago Bulls. One team that was interested in Anthony was the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite […]

Throughout the offseason, Carmelo Anthony was only willing to waive his no-trade clause for the Houston Rockets. However, as training camp approached, Anthony expanded his list of destinations and was ultimately traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In the trade, the Knicks received Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott, and a 2018 second round draft pick via […]

After months of speculation, the New York Knicks finally traded Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In exchange, the Knicks received Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott, and a 2018 second round draft pick via the Chicago Bulls. Dwyane Wade, who himself faces an uncertain future with the Bulls heading into training camp, expressed his happiness […]

Less than a day after Carmelo Anthony had reportedly opened up his list of preferred trade destinations, the New York Knicks moved him to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday morning. This blockbuster trade has created a huge amount of response around the league with many players expressing their reactions about the trade and the […]

After an entire offseason of Carmelo Anthony trade rumors, the New York Knicks ultimately traded him to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott, and a 2018 second round draft pick. Anthony, who was only willing to waive his no-trade clause for the Houston Rockets, recently expanded his list of destinations to the […]

If you somehow haven’t heard today, Carmelo Anthony has been traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for forwards Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a second-round pick. Enes Kanter was always vocal about his pride and passion for OKC, but he understands the circumstances that put him on a plane to play in the Big Apple. At […]

The New York Knicks on Saturday morning finally pulled the trigger on a trade involving All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony that sent him to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In the months preceding that, there was plenty of chatter about potential landing spots last season that included the L.A. Clippers. Following the trade of Chris Paul to […]

Carmelo Anthony’s list of teams he’d be willing to accept a trade to seems to be growing. Now the Portland Trail Blazers are reportedly in the mix as a team Anthony would be willing to accept a trade to, according to Marc Berman of The New York Post. The source told The Post that Anthony […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are reportedly one of the three teams Carmelo Anthony is willing to waive his no-trade clause for to play with next season. Knicks have been informed that Oklahoma City is one of the other teams Carmelo Anthony has included on his list, team sources told ESPN — Ian Begley (@IanBegley) September […]

With Phil Jackson gone as team president, his beloved triangle offense could very well follow him out the door in New York. According to ESPN’s Ian Begley, Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek says the offensive style his team wants to play will be bit of a departure from Jackson’s favored system. Hornacek on Triangle. "The […]

For much of the offseason, the New York Knicks have had the cloud of Carmelo Anthony’s future with the organization hanging above them. Things had quieted down over the last few weeks, but have ramped up once again with recent reports suggesting that Anthony is optimistic that he will be traded to the Houston Rockets […]

Michael Beasley has dealt with his share of problems during his NBA career. Viewed as a high-ceiling scorer, but volatile; lacking the discipline that was expected from a professional basketball player. The Kansas State product was out of the Miami Heat after two years and starting a stint in Minnesota, one which saw a glimmer […]

The New York Knicks will head into Media Day and the start of training camp with a myriad of questions on the table. Following a tumultuous 2016-17 season and consequent offseason, the organization has been kept at arms length of its prized unicorn Kristaps Porzingis (and that’s a good distance). The 7-foot-3 forward will be […]

New York Knicks general manager Steve Mills believes his newly-assembled team and the chemistry between players will be “unaffected” despite the ongoing trade talks for star forward Carmelo Anthony, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. The new GM admitted a lot of his job duty will revolve around “trying to add some sense of calmness” to the […]

At this point of the NBA offseason, it’s pretty much clear New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony doesn’t have much time remaining in the Big Apple. And the team’s new general manager Scott Perry couldn’t have made it more obvious in his recent blog in MSG’s official website. Perry laid out his plan in reshaping […]

Newly-acquired New York Knicks forward Michael Beasley fired back recently at Stephen A. Smith for the comments he made about his past. Despite being involved in a number of controversies before, including the use of marijuana, and being forced to play professional basketball overseas due to a decline in his performance, Beasley is adamant that […]

The New York Fashion Week ended last week, but that’s no reason for Michael Beasley to stop treating the city as his own catwalk. The New York Knicks forward was spotted by Pablo Torre on Wednesday and it wouldn’t have prompted the reporter to whip out his phone and send a tweet if it weren’t […]

As media day approaches in anticipation for the 2017-18 NBA season, Carmelo Anthony is still a member of the New York Knicks. With Anthony’s camp reportedly optimistic he will be traded before reporting to training camp, there is a new and surprising development. Throughout the summer, Anthony has only been willing to waive his no-trade […]

There has been little progress over the last several weeks with the New York Knicks working a trade to the Houston Rockets for All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony. In fact, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith reported on First Take on Thursday morning that the two teams haven’t spoken about hammering out a deal for Anthony in quite […]

They say even bad publicity is good publicity. Unfortunately, that hardly rings true for the New York Knicks, who right now are mired in a rut of epic proportions entering the 2017-18 NBA season. Not even the delusional optimism of newly-signed forward Michael Beasley was enough to spur the slightest bit of support from ESPN analyst […]

Coming out of a tumultuous exit from his end-of-season interviews with the media and the New York Knicks front office, Kristaps Porzingis made the most of his summer, working out and playing for the Latvian national team at EuroBasket. Despite coming off a second-best performance with 34 points in a quarterfinal loss to eventual champion […]

After taking part in a successful run at EuroBasket with Latvia, Kristaps Porzingis is set to get back to New York to prepare for the start of training camp. Although, the Knicks forward doesn’t seem to be too happy. But don’t worry Knicks fans; Porzingis’ unhappiness doesn’t seem to be because of management or his […]

New additions Jarrett Jack and Michael Beasley were introduced to the New York media after their recent signings with the Knicks, and the latter couldn’t be me any more entertaining. After expressing his consideration for Carmelo Anthony as a mentor in the locker room, the longtime veteran doubled down, claiming his stay in the Big […]

Carmelo Anthony and his camp have become “cautiously optimistic” a trade between his New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets will get done by Monday, according to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News. The two sides were reportedly at the “two-yard line” back in July, but had been rather mute during this long […]

Veteran point guard Jarrett Jack is itching to get back into action and help his new team, the New York Knicks, win as many games as possible now that he’s back fully healthy. Jack, who is in Tarrytown in preparation for the Knicks’ training camp, told Adam Zagoria of SNY.tv that he is thrilled of […]

Even before he declared for this year’s draft, Frank Ntilikina has already received a lot of high praises for his game and potential. While playing professionally in his home country of France the past two years, there were already NBA scouts who watched him play, and were very intrigued with his upside. Now that he […]

Listen up, folks. Michael Beasley is saying something. The former second-overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft is demanding respect and he wants that to manifest in an increased playing time he believes he fully deserves. According to a story by Ian Begley of ESPN, Beasley implied to reporters that as a veteran and proven […]

Michael Beasley is pegging the New York Knicks to be a playoff team next season. Confidence isn’t an issue with the former lottery pick by the Miami Heat even though he’s seen his production and playing time decline over his last few seasons in the NBA, as evidenced by his relatively lofty projection for his […]

New York Knicks forward Michael Beasley is impressed with how good Joakim Noah looks heading into the start of the season, according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News. “I mean, he’s cut up. He’s got 25 abs right now,” Beasley said. “He’s in shape. Y’all know he’s strong as hell.” Noah played […]

The best Melo is hoodie Melo. New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony’s offseason can be defined by the workouts he’s having while wearing his indispensable hoodie jacket. It has caught the attention of basketball fans from every corner of the internet so much that it became some sort of a spectacle and it has reached […]

Kurt Rambis’ time with the New York Knicks has hardly been a rousing success. Rambis, a long-time Phil Jackson disciple, landed a job as an associate head coach in New York during Jackson’s reign as team president, and was reportedly a very unpopular figure on the team. Even with Jackson gone, Rambis is still with […]

It has been a few months since the New York Knicks made the decision to officially part ways with former team president Phil Jackson. During his tenure with the organization, Jackson had attempted to implement his vaunted triangle offense onto the team but there remained plenty of struggles on the court. This also led to […]

Veteran forward Michael Beasley is set to begin his first campaign with the New York Knicks after inking a one-year deal with the team over the offseason. Beasley has already taken steps some major steps toward better preparing himself for next season by changing up his diet that has led to him losing nearly 20 […]

Ahead of his first season with the New York Knicks, veteran forward Michael Beasley has taken strides toward getting himself comfortable with the team. Part of that process has been building a strong bond with one of his mentors in Knicks All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony. Although there has been constant chatter around Anthony’s future in […]

Michael Beasley has played for five teams in the NBA so far in his career, including the Minnesota Timberwolves for which he suited up for two seasons from 2010 to 2012. As with every stop Beasley has had in the past, his time with the Timberwolves was full of peaks and valleys. As a 6-9 […]

Stephon Marbury, an avid New Yorker looking for a return to the NBA and derivatively a basketball fan, still holds Carmelo Anthony in high regard. The New York Knicks star forward has gone through a couple of rough seasons with the team, ranging from injuries to playing with loose pieces to a puzzle that didn’t […]

For much of the offseason, the talk around the New York Knicks has centered on All-Star Forward Carmelo Anthony’s future with the organization. At the same time, this has also drawn plenty of buzz around how well Anthony has looked in pickup games over the last few months. According to Ian Begley of ESPN, head […]

Syracuse Orange head coach Jim Boeheim has helped groom Carmelo Anthony into the NBA superstar that he is today. He’s coached Anthony for one year in the NCAA, seeing the then-freshman Anthony lead the Orangemen into winning the 2003 NCAA National Championship Game. As such, it’s understandable to hear Boeheim sound a bit frustrated of […]