There has been plenty of speculation surrounding possible Carmelo Anthony trade scenarios, but Frank Isola of the New York Daily News argues that the Knicks would be better served dealing Derrick Rose instead.
Amid all the drama that has unfolded in New York, Rose has quietly put forth his best season since 2011/12. In 41 games for the Knicks, Rose has averaged 18.1 points and 4.5 assists per game. Still, despite the subtle improvements, Isola doesn’t think that the club could legitimately consider signing the 28-year-old guard long-term.
Isola suggests that the Knicks move Rose and his valuable expiring contract instead. He adds that the Knicks, then, should decrease the minutes assigned to Anthony so that they could dangle a high first-round pick and abundant available cap space when pursuing possible free agents next summer.
There’s more out of the Atlantic Division:
- Out of action since December, Tyler Zeller will return to action for the Celtics tonight, a report published on the team’s official site says. The big man had been battling an illness that affected his inner-ear and consequently, his balance. Zeller averages 4.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
- The Celtics will announce a jersey sponsorship agreement with General Electric, tweets Darren Rovell of ESPN. Previously the Sixers agreed to a deal with StubHub and the Kings to a deal with Blue Diamond Almonds.
- A regularly scheduled foot scan has revealed that Ben Simmons is healing according to plan, writes Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer. In training camp, the Sixers rookie suffered a Jones fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot.
Poor Frankie.
Math is just so hard!
He wants to trade the “valuable expiring contract”, which is only valuable as an expiring contract if they take back a multi year contract in trade, and then dangle the cap space he just traded away for a free agent. Plus of course the oh so valuable now part time teammate on a max contract he’ll be stuck with for 2 years.
No wonder this poor guy hates Phil. He probably goes into every off season thinking Dolan can afford Lebron, Paul & Curry but that Phil prefers players like Jennings, Hernangomez and Kuz.
I got an idea, how about Wade for Rose straight up? Bring back Rose to the Bulls thats where his heart still lies. Knicks can start Wade over Lee for veteran leadership and Melo and Wade get to play together. Rose never wanted to leave Chicago I am sure the owner would take him back, the Bulls are not the same without him.
u sound crazy.
Who cares what you think? I sure don’t
I can see dewade in a New York knick uniform next season. I could also see carmelo trying to recruit him.