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[SNY Knicks] How Enes Kanter and Doug McDermott will fit in with Knicks (Saturday, September 23, 2017 7:02:45 PM) The Knicks have moved on from the Carmelo Anthony era and all the drama is done with. They brought Enes Kanter and Doug McDermott back to New York. [SNY Knicks] Jim Boeheim says Phil Jackson ‘chased’ Melo out of New York (Saturday, September 23, 2017 3:39:03 PM) Carmelo Anthony’s addition automatically makes the Oklahoma City Thunder a threat to the Golden State Warriors. [SNY Knicks] Report: Knicks trade Carmelo Anthony to Oklahoma City Thunder (Saturday, September 23, 2017 1:33:08 PM) Knicks …continue reading

I literally just got off a cruise ship in Vancouver after a week long cruise in Alaska, turn on my phone for the first time in a week and that was quite good timing. From ESPN… The New York Knicks have agreed to trade 10-time All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder, league sources told ESPN on Saturday. The Thunder will send center Enes Kanter, forward Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round pick (via the Chicago Bulls) to New York, league sources said. Anthony, 33, will waive his no-trade clause and his $8.1 million trade kicker to accommodate …continue reading

[NYPost] Knicks’ last resort might just be making friends with Carmelo (Friday, September 22, 2017 8:58:03 PM) Steve Mills, the new Knicks president, sat between Scott Perry, the new general manager, and Jeff Hornacek, essentially a new coach, as he will be allowed to do things the way he wants in Year 2 of his tenure, unlike his lot in Year 1. So, much was new for the Knicks — except for… [NYPost] No more triangle: Jeff Hornacek’s going to ‘open it up’ (Friday, September 22, 2017 6:38:17 PM) The triangle offense was mentioned at the Knicks’ pre-training-camp press conference …continue reading

[NY Newsday] Carmelo Anthony not mentioned in Knicks GM Scott Perry’s blog post (Thursday, September 21, 2017 10:59:32 PM) If there were even a speck of doubt that Carmelo Anthony no longer is in the Knicks’ plans, it was swept away Thursday by new general manager Scott Perry. [NYTimes] Scott Perry, New Knicks G.M., Likes Things ‘Clean and Neat’ (Friday, September 22, 2017 2:32:49 AM) Known as a meticulous organizer, he has stepped into a wayward franchise that has never been described as “clean and neat.” His family is along for the ride. [NYPost] Knicks are scrubbing Carmelo from the …continue reading

[NYTimes] On Pro Basketball: LeBron James’s Future May Depend on Nets’ Success or Failure (Wednesday, September 20, 2017 9:59:22 PM) The more Brooklyn loses, the better it is for Cleveland, which holds the Nets’ first-round pick in 2018 and hopes it might persuade James to stay put. [NYTimes] Kevin Durant Apologizes for Twitter Comments About Thunder (Wednesday, September 20, 2017 1:14:34 PM) The Golden State Warriors star spouted off about his old team, and denied he had intended to do so from an anonymous account. [NYPost] Porzingis returning to Knicks but still thinking about Euro tourney (Wednesday, September 20, 2017 …continue reading

[NYTimes] On Pro Basketball: In Michael Beasley, the Knicks Have a Perfectly Imperfect Symbol (Wednesday, September 20, 2017 12:36:59 AM) Once the No. 2 pick in the N.B.A. draft, Beasley has been something of a basketball vagabond. But he is only 28, and he is brimming with confidence. [SNY Knicks] Michael Beasley says Joakim Noah ‘looks great’ (Tuesday, September 19, 2017 11:20:04 PM) Knicks C Joakim Noah “looks great” as he prepares for the upcoming season, teammate Michael Beasley says. [SNY Knicks] Healthy Jarrett Jack looking forward to opportunity with Knicks (Tuesday, September 19, 2017 5:15:31 PM) Jack says the …continue reading