no trade clause

You know things aren’t so hot with the Cleveland Cavaliers when people start wondering aloud whether LeBron James, a free agent this summer, would consider waiving his no-trade clause to finish the season elsewhere. Seriously: This has become a topic of discussion—insofar as he’ll let it become a conversation. Pressed about his no-trade clause following [...]

Steph Curry was obscenely underpaid the past four seasons, winning two league MVPs and two NBA titles while being paid $11 million per season, less than Timofey Mozgov. That finally changed as Curry signed a five-year, $201 million super-max extension this summer. According to Marcus Thompson of The Athletic, Curry and his agent requested a [...]

We know DeMarcus Cousins has been recruiting bigger names on the New Orleans Pelicans’ behalf. Now we know one of those marquee talents is Carmelo Anthony. No need for sources here. The revelation comes straight from a picture Cousins liked on Instagram, per ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: [tweet https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/894570533064499200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F2726110-demarcus-cousins-likes-instagram-post-that-links-carmelo-anthony-to-pelicans] Cousins might be in luck: The New York [...]

Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks remain at an impasse—and it doesn’t appear they’ll be finding a middle ground anytime soon. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: Phil Jackson is out as president, but the franchise’s strategy hasn’t changed much. A stalemate has ensued as sources indicate Anthony only wishes to waive his no-trade [...]

With Phil Jackson gone, Carmelo Anthony has, ostensibly, won the war for New York. So now he’s ready to leave. According to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the New York Knicks’ All-Star forward is finally ready to waive his no-trade clause—provided he’s sent to the Cleveland Cavaliers or Houston Rockets: Carmelo Anthony, a 10-time NBA All-Star, is [...]

New York Knicks president Phil Jackson is trying very, very, ridiculously, embarrassingly hard to get Carmelo Anthony to waive his no-trade clause before the Feb. 23 deadline. And he’s failing. Anthony, in fact, seems more motivated than ever to stick with New York, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: New York Knicks president Phil Jackson’s [...]