Legacies are fickle beasts in the NBA, and Carmelo Anthony's will be shaped rather significantly by what he chooses to do this summer.
The New York Knicks forward has an early termination option in his contract, one he seems almost sure to exercise. But once he does that, the world is his oyster. He could remain with the Knicks, or he could take his talents to a new location, one that's more conducive to immediate contention.
However, there's one more way to look at his choices.
'Melo could remain a hero in New York, ushering in the latest Phil Jackson era of Knicks basketball, or he could become the newest free-agent pariah.
There are no other choices.
Whether Anthony signs on with the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets or any of his other potential destinations this offseason, he'll be reviled in the Big Apple. At this point, there's no way around that, despite evidence to the contrary as recent as a week ago.
Basically, 'Melo is following in the footsteps of LeBron James and Dwight Howard.
When the former decided he would ...
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