Building around Carmelo Anthony and engineering a future around rookie Kristaps Porzingis do not need to be mutually exclusive agendas for the New York Knicks.
So why pretend otherwise?
Anthony's no-trade clause, on top of the $101.6 million he's owed through 2018-19, has kept the notion of an immediate dissolution at bay. But the Knicks were apparently almost open to moving him over the offseason, according to Zach Lowe, then of Grantland, and there still exists a faction of fans and pundits who would seemingly cut bait with Anthony if given the option—all in the name of everything Porzingis.
Which, frankly, doesn't make much sense.
Early Returns
More than a decade separates the 31-year-old Anthony and 20-year-old Porzingis. Even now, after knowing how rapidly New York's Latvian newbie has progressed, they don't project as the ideal pairing, because their primes will never intersect.
But Porzingis is doing everything he can to bridge the gap between his official entry into superstardom and what's left of Anthony's heyday. He is the lone Knicks start ...
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Why Must Knicks Choose Between Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis?
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