Lost somewhere between the search for a new head coach and questions surrounding the methods and motives of team president Phil Jackson is the status of Carmelo Anthony's future with the New York Knicks.
Assuming he has one.
It's no surprise this discussion has quietly fallen by the wayside of late. More pressing matters have needed tending since the end of the season. And the impending free-agency period offers hope, however slight, that New York can bridge the canyon separating Anthony's prime from its intended relevance.
Plus, as the owner of a no-trade clause on a five-year contract that spans through 2018-19 (with an early termination option after 2017-18 season), Anthony enjoys unique control over his whereabouts. And it's difficult to see him parlaying his leverage into new digs anytime soon when he's still saying things like this, per the Wall Street Journal's Chris Herring:
Any lingering doubt about the Knicks' own allegiances is excised—or, perhaps, can be ignored—when Jackson himself hasn't bent to speculation:
Still, the uncertain ...
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