Carmelo Anthony has got the power.
What kind of power, you ask? All of it.
There isn't a New York Knicks player in recent memory who has had the kind of absolute control he has. Players in general are catered to now more than ever, so perhaps that much is irrelevant. But it doesn't render the influence he currently has any less impressive.
"I'm not going nowhere," the potential free-agent-to-be said of his future in New York, according to Newsday's Al Iannazzone.
Why would he? Reasons in support of him leaving do exist, and only time will tell if they go away. Right now, though, he has more reasons to stay because the Knicks have, within rest and to the best of their ability, given him everything he's wanted.
While discussing 'Melo's most recent comments, CBS Sports' always-entertaining Matt Moore touched upon the unconditional support New York has thrown his way:
The Knicks have completely built their organization around him. Mike D'Antoni didn't maximize his talents? Gone. Free agents he wanted? Signed. Executives added with relationships to him and his agency? Hired. The Knicks ...
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Why Carmelo Anthony Is the Most Powerful Man in NY Knicks Organization
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