Knicks Morning News (2017.07.22)

The best news of the Knicks terrible offseason is that an actual All Star has included them among the teams he’d prefer to be traded to.

New York was one of four teams Irving said he would play for.

“I have not met with him yet, but am looking forward to that,” said Perry.

Should the Knicks explore a trade with the Cavaliers for Kyrie Irving?

Irving, 25, will earn $18.8 million this coming season, $20 million in 2018-19, and $21.3 million in 2019-20, after which he is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent.

A clause in Anthony’s contract stipulates that his salary goes up 15 percent if he’s traded. Waiving that clause would potentially make it easier for a trade partner to match contracts.

It has been reported that Carmelo Anthony no longer wants to play for the Knicks, and the Blazers believe the All-Star forward could play for them next season.

New York Knicks Hall of Famer Walt “Clyde” Frazier said he was “shocked” by Phil Jackson’s firing and hopes forward Carmelo Anthony doesn’t hold a grudge against the franchise amid his displeasure with the organization.

Former New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose is in serious talks to join the Cleveland Cavaliers on a one-year deal and also met with the Los Angeles Lakers for three hours.

Judge, who had been mired in a slump since the All-Star break, crushed a home run that nearly left Safeco Field in the Yankees’ win.

Irving, the Cavaliers’ All-Star point guard, is said to have told Dan Gilbert, the team’s owner, of his desire to change teams.

At 30, Angel McCoughtry could tell her body needed a break from the game, so she took a season off from the W.N.B.A. and opened McCoughtry’s Ice Cream in Atlanta.

Josh Adams, a former Wyoming basketball star, played five months of the 2016-17 season in Russia after recovering from severe injuries sustained in a car crash.

When James Dolan said he would continue to not be involved in the day-to-day operations of the Knicks he apparently meant it. Newly hired general manager Scott Perry said on ESPN that he and the team’s owner have yet to cross paths. “I have not met with [Dolan] yet, but I’m looking forward to that,”…

Here’s a surprise. The Knicks would rather trade Carmelo Anthony than Kristaps Porzingis in any deal for Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving. According to an ESPN report Friday night, the Knicks would consider a package for the disgruntled Irving that would include Anthony and future first-round picks. A league source confirmed to The Post…

When the NBA Finals ended in defeat to the Warriors after five games for the Cavaliers, Kyrie Irving spoke long and glowingly about playing with LeBron James. “He’s freaking awesome,” Irving said after Game 5. “As a student of the game, it would be a disservice to myself if I didn’t try to learn as…

How much does Carmelo Anthony want to play with the Rockets? Over $8 million worth — the value of his trade kicker that he is willing to waive to help a trade. That’s how much. In recent days, reports surfaced that Anthony would waive his 15 percent trade kicker, worth $8,125,785, in order to facilitate…

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