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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 […]

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 […]

Puerto Rico and other countries near the Caribbean Islands have been slammed with two of the most destructive hurricanes in history. Hurricane Irma did more than enough damage, and now Hurricane Maria came to wreck more havoc. Now, the newest member of the Oklahoma City Thunder Carmelo Anthony is making it his mission to help […]

Early on Saturday morning, ESPN’s Adrian Woknarowski dropped one of his famous “bombs,” reporting that the New York Knicks had agreed to a deal that sends All-Star Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In return for “Melo,” as he has came to be known, the Knicks are to receive center Enes Kanter, small forward […]

For the second time this offseason, the Oklahoma City Thunder sent shockwaves around NBA circles pulling off a blockbuster trade to acquire another All-Star. After landing Paul George from the Indiana Pacers earlier this summer, the Thunder traded Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a second-round pick to the New York Knicks for Carmelo Anthony Saturday. […]

It didn’t take long for Paul George to take to Twitter to react to the news that the Oklahoma City Thunder had traded for Carmelo Anthony Saturday. George sent out this simple tweet which clearly was in reaction to the huge news: ⚡️⚡️⚡️ — Paul George (@Yg_Trece) September 23, 2017 This blockbuster deal has once […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder once again shocked the basketball world when it was reportedly Saturday that they had agreed to a trade with the New York Knicks to acquire Carmelo Anthony. In sending Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a second round pick, the Thunder add Anthony to a roster that already boasts Russell Westbrook and […]

The New York Knicks have agreed to trade star forward Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for forwards Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a second-round pick, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal is expected to be completed Monday, with Anthony expected to waive his no-trade clause and $8.1 million trade kicker […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The trade between the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics prior to the 2013-14 NBA season will perhaps go down as one of the most lopsided deals in league history. The Nets essentially gave up four first-round picks in exchange for aging superstars Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett. However, it is a deal that could have […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Last month, veteran forward Michael Beasley made the decision to sign a one-year, $2.1 million deal to join the New York Knicks. According to Tommy Beer of Basketballinsiders.com, he has already made an effort to get acclimated with the organization by working with Carmelo Anthony’s trainer. https://twitter.com/TommyBeer/status/908854800690892801 The choice to work out with Anthony’s trainer could help provide […]

Plenty of NBA players have mocked the recent NBA rankings put out by ESPN, which have raised many eyebrows between players, fans, and other analysts. One of the rankings that jumps to eye is Carmelo Anthony slotted at No. 64, only one spot above bench spark plug Marcus Smart, and behind the likes of Robert […]

As the 2017-18 NBA season approaches, one of the yearly traditions are player rankings from ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and other websites. Unless players are LeBron James, who has been considered the best player for past decade or so, they will likely disagree or use it as motivation. One player that the media and players usually […]

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony has dominated in several pickup games this summer while wearing a hoodie sweater, which led to the birth of the legend of “Hoodie Melo.” Much has been said about Anthony’s offseason alter ego as it has been a viral sensation, with NBA 2K18 even recognizing it and Scottie Pippen […]

It has been nothing short of trying summer for New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony that has created much uncertainty around his future with the team. In spite of that, Anthony took Twitter to send an inspirational message to help him through what’s been a difficult last few months. "People do not grow when […]

The recent ESPN rankings of NBA players have put a major asterisks of how seriously fans and even experts can take efficiency numbers and advanced metrics, at times going against the common train of thought. Many personalities, other players, including Carmelo Anthony himself, have protested his ranking of 64th in Tuesday’s release of the expert […]

Known ESPN debate connoisseur Stephen A. Smith was irate at his own network’s NBA player rankings, which released at the beginning of the week and had the likes of Carmelo Anthony sitting in No. 64 among the likes of Marcus Smart a spot below him and Lonzo Ball one ahead. The longtime journalist prefaced his […]

Following the shake from the controversial ESPN NBA Rankings for this upcoming season, C.J. McCollum; who has proven to be an aspiring journalist himself, took to Twitter to prompt the players ranking journalists on their different strengths, weaknesses, and more — the same way NBA players have through the years. Longtime journalist and Turner Sports personality […]

When media outlets start churning out player rankings, you know that the NBA season is just around the corner. These lists are consumed right away by fans as though they were sharks racing towards a bloody chunk of meat. What follows are countless hours spent by everyone on dissecting and debating the integrity of the […]

Throughout the entire offseason, Carmelo Anthony has only been willing to waive his no-trade clause for the Houston Rockets. With the New York Knicks not interested in Ryan Anderson’s remaining three-year, $60 million deal, it appears Anthony will be joining them in training camp. With James Harden being joined by Chris Paul heading into the […]

Carmelo Anthony didn’t take a snub kindly after finding out he’d been dropped out of the top of 50 ESPN’s Top 100 NBA Players ranking that dropped earlier today, taking to Twitter to address the matter. He was ranked 64th, after several years of being ranked in the top 10, the last being 2013, and […]

Despite a brilliant offseason starring as “Hoodie Melo,” New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony has not only dropped from the Top 50 in ESPN’s latest NBA rankings, but is also ranked 64th, one spot behind rookie Lonzo Ball, who is yet to play an NBA game. Rated only one spot over the Boston Celtics’ […]

Over this summer, New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony has become a social media sensation with his stellar play in various pickup games while donning a hoodie sweater. It finally looks like Anthony is fully embracing the look in a recent Instagram post where he’s wearing a hoodie with the caption “#StayMe7o.” https://www.instagram.com/p/BY61YWaBm5P/ It […]

With only weeks prior to the start of training camp, some of the NBA’s brightest stars came together in one of pro basketball’s hotbeds, Life Time Athletic at Sky (Manhattan), where they went on one of the most entertaining pick-ups of the summer. The usual suspects like Carmelo Anthony, Enes Kanter and Lance Thomas were […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard threw a wrench in discussions of potential trades by the New York Knicks, when he and backcourt mate C.J. McCollum pitched star forward Carmelo Anthony into playing for the Blazers. While the two seemed optimistic about it at first, the feeling was quickly taken away when Melo announced […]

Throughout the offseason, Carmelo Anthony’s alter ego, “Hoodie Melo,” has made a lot of headlines for his impressive play in different pickup games. However, he decided to ditch the hoodie recently and competed wearing only a shirt and sweatpants instead. A video of the New York Knicks star forward playing against his former teammates, Lance […]

Most of the news that came out about Carmelo Anthony earlier in the offseason may have been about the potential trade between the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets centered around him. However, his alter ego, “Hoodie Melo,” also made a lot of headlines for how he has dominated pickup games. Now, NBA legend and […]