Carmelo Anthony

The Oklahoma City Thunder have someone very special to thank for Carmelo Anthony agreeing to accept a trade from the New York Knicks. Nope, it’s not Russell Westbrook. Nor is it Paul George. It’s not assistant general manager Troy Weaver, who helped facilitate Anthony’s arrival to Syracuse, either. It’s Melo’s son, 10-year-old Kiyan Carmelo Anthony. From The [...]

Chris Paul is probably disappointed Carmelo Anthony didn’t end up on the Houston Rockets, but he seems more annoyed that his friend isn’t viewed more favorably outside immediate NBA circles. Paul was asked about Anthony ahead of the Rockets’ matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder, because, obviously. And, naturally, he jumped to Melo’s defense, per [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ loss is the Oklahoma City Thunder’s gain—in a big way. During an interview with SiriusXM, Carmelo Anthony revealed that both himself and Paul George were almost traded to the Cavaliers on draft night. Here’s ESPN.com’s Ian Begley with the details: Carmelo Anthony said in a SiriusXM interview that there was a trade [...]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have already done what the New York Knicks never could, or never wanted to, or never realized they should have done: officially move Carmelo Anthony to the power forward position. Best of all, the Thunder have the 10-time All-Star’s blessing to do it, per ESPN.com’s Royce Young: “I’ve been playing the [...]

The seven year saga that was Carmelo Anthony as a New York Knick is finally over. While there were some ups, and plenty of downs, the last year or two had been full of trade rumors as a frustrated Carmelo and an organization heading in a different direction lead to a strained union between the [...]

Kristaps Porzingis believes he’s ready to headline the New York Knicks without Carmelo Anthony. The New York Daily News‘ Frank Isola caught up with the 7’3″ skyscraper shortly after the Knicks traded Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round pick (via the Chicago Bulls). He was [...]

Apparently there was a real chance that Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James could have been teammates this season. According to a report from Cleveland.com, before the Knicks agreed to the blockbuster trade to send Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a 1st Round Pick, the Knicks tried to [...]

Carmelo Anthony might be starting to have eyes for a team other than the Houston Rockets. According to Fox Sports 1’s Jason McIntyre, while the New York Knicks star’s preference is to end up beside James Harden and Chris Paul, the Portland Trail Blazers are beginning to register on his radar: [tweet https://twitter.com/jasonrmcintyre/status/910908788986716160] This report comes on [...]

The Carmelo Anthony trade drama has seemingly been going on since the beginning of time. At this point it is opaquely clear that the organization and Anthony are headed in different directions and need to part ways. They have been separated for at least a year now and it is time to finalize their divorce. [...]

Michael Beasley has had an interesting and let’s be frank, highly disappointing NBA career for a player who was taken No.2 in the 2008 NBA Draft. After underwhelming in Miami, briefly shining in Minnesota (albeit with some inefficiencies), playing awful in Phoenix and a return trip to Miami and finding his way in China, Beasley [...]