Author: Brian Cronin

Marc Berman has a new article up that’s mostly about how Melo is likely to re-sign with the Knicks (I tend to agree), but buried in the article is a disturbing little nugget of information: The Knicks have other free agents in center Cole Aldrich, Shannon Brown, injury-prone Kenyon Martin and point guard Tour’e Murry, whom the Knicks have until Monday to offer a $1 million qualifying offer to make him restricted. Only Murry has a shot at returning. I suppose you can take that with a grain of salt (Berman has been known to get things wrong on occasion), …continue reading

From ESPN.com: Dwyane Wade is opting out of his contract to join LeBron James in free agency. So is Chris Bosh, sources tell ESPN’s Chris Broussard. Wade told the Miami Heat on Saturday that he is opting out of the final two years on his contract, which means he is free to talk to any team on July 1. It’s the same option James exercised earlier this week. The move also comes three days after Wade, James and Bosh met at a posh Miami Beach hotel to discuss their futures. Also from ESPN.com: Veteran power forward Udonis Haslem has opted …continue reading

From Ian Begley: Despite efforts from New York Knicks president Phil Jackson to convince him to remain under contract, forward Carmelo Anthony hasn’t changed his mind and plans to opt out of his contract and test free agency this summer, according to a league source familiar with the situation. Sources told ESPN.com earlier this week that Jackson is continuing to urge Anthony to exercise next season’s $23.3 million player option and put off unrestricted free agency for one more year. Anthony, according to sources, has until June 23 to inform the Knicks if he plans to opt out of his …continue reading