Knicks Morning News (2017.09.24)

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.

Carmelo Anthony’s addition automatically makes the Oklahoma City Thunder a threat to the Golden State Warriors.

Knicks F Carmelo Anthony had expanded his desired teams list to include the Thunder and Cavaliers on Friday.

Ntilikina’s impact early on will be seen on the defensive side of the floor, where he will be able to be a three-position defender.

The Warriors star woke up on Saturday to learn that he was no longer welcome at the White House, after he had already said he didn’t want to go.

The president’s inflammatory comments might not be as significant as the players’ responses.

Anthony is leaving New York in exchange for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a second-round draft pick, according to an N.B.A. official briefed on the negotiations.

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The Knicks are sending Carmelo Anthony to Oklahoma City for center Enes Kanter, shooting guard Doug McDermott and the 2018 second-round pick that the Thunder acquired from Chicago, league sources confirmed.

Phil Jackson and the triangle offense are gone, and Carmelo Anthony is leaving too. The Knicks will become Kristaps Porzingis’ team on Monday when the Anthony trade is official.

The whole thing was off-key from the beginning, when that catchy, much-played song “Coming Home” became the promotional soundtrack of Carmelo Anthony’s arrival with the Knicks in February of 2011.

Now the Knicks really can launch their youth movement as training camp opens Monday. New team president Steve Mills and his right-hand man, general manager Scott Perry, can author future blog posts about the Knicks’ young core, and when they don’t mention Carmelo Anthony in their future essays, they won’t be accused of a crime…

Here’s a closer look at the players on the Knicks’ training camp roster (listed alphabetically): Jamel Artis, SF Of summer-league guys, Pittsburgh sharpshooter has best chance of either cracking 15-man roster or signing second two-way contract that allows him to rotate from G-League to big club. Ron Baker, PG Combo guard got ridiculous new contract,…

Carmelo Anthony may not have an NBA title, but he does have an NCAA championship — and his former college coach said the star forward couldn’t be happier going to a team that has a shot at a ring. Anthony was miscast in Phil Jackson’s triangle offense, according to Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, and will…

Here’s a look at the top five storylines facing the Knicks as they head into training camp: 1. How will the post-Carmelo Anthony Knicks respond and who will be the starting small forward? The soap opera came to a conclusion Saturday, when Anthony decided to open up his trade wish list to more playoff-contending teams…

Before training camp tips off, Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek took a timeout for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Is Kristaps Porzingis ready to be “The Man”? A: I think back at Kobe Bryant, and we played them in the playoffs, and big part of the game, and he must have been a…

So the Knicks gave away Carmelo Anthony to the Thunder, who now have their own Big 3 as he joins MVP and triple-double machine Russell Westbrook and another highway robbery acquisition, Paul George. And what does it mean out West in the NBA? Not much. “Golden State is still the class of the West by…

Here are the top 10 best (and worst) moments of Carmelo Anthony’s tenure with the Knicks: 10 Best Moments 1. 62-point game On Jan. 24, 2014 against the Bobcats, Melo broke Bernard King’s franchise record and the Garden record for points in a game, going 23-for-35 from the field. 2. 20,000 career points On Nov….

This wasn’t the way any of this was supposed to go, of course. Carmelo Anthony was one of the handful of modern athletic icons who sought New York City, who craved the lights and the attention, the noise and the lights and the buzz. He wanted to make this work in New York every bit…

At the speed of thunder and lightning, Carmelo Anthony has finally been zapped from New York. One day after Anthony finally opened up his wish list to include the Thunder and the Cavaliers, the Knicks sent their 33-year-old declining star off to Oklahoma City, agreeing on a framework of a deal centered around center Enes…

The idea that the Knicks would turn Carmelo Anthony into Blake Griffin or perhaps Kyrie Irving this summer was never more than crazy dream.

Carmelo Anthony was a Knick for 6 1/2 rollercoaster seasons.

The Carmelo Anthony era of Knicks basketball appears to be over.

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim called the Carmelo Anthony trade “huge” for his former player.