10 Aug 2015 01:45:56
Knicks/ Celtics

Trade Carmelo Anthony to the Celtics makes sense given a few conditions. The Celtics will need to be going "all-in" as they did in 2007-2008 by trading for Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. Celtics seeking out Carmelo could be very realistic.

For the Knicks, if full rebuild is the goal, trading Carmelo to the Celtics will make a lot of sense. The Celtics have a slew of draft picks and young prospects. To trade away some of these assets for more proven vets (such as Carmelo) could pay dividends.

The trade could look something like this:

Celtics get Carmelo Anthony
New York gets David Lee, Marcus Smart, James Young and either two or three Future First Rounders.

Keep in mind, the Celtics are giving up David Lee to make salary match (and give the Knicks salary relief to chase free agents the following year), two young prospects in Smart and Young (Smart plays the Point as does Avery Bradley, Isiah Thomas and Terry Rozier) and two future picks (perhaps their own outright given to the Knicks as well as the Nets first rounder acquired from the Pierce, Garnett trade.

For any Celtics fans who see this as a lopsided trade it is not. The Celtics get a superstar scorer who can serve as a second option to another star they could certainly acquire from another trade given the stockpile of players and picks they possess. The Celtics could part with players like Lee, Smart and Young (or perhaps Thomas in place of Smart which the Knicks would prefer) and not have a hiccup as they are expendable. With Sullinger and Turner also in the trade rumor mill, the Celtics would be poised to make a big move in the trade market.

1.) 10 Aug 2015
10 Aug 2015 05:45:04
Bradley smart lee for Melo Calderon no picks fair deal. With that in mind melo block every trade a city he does not like

2.) 10 Aug 2015
10 Aug 2015 15:38:42
I think he would want to go to the Celtics if it means winning, which they could potentially set them selves up to do. You don't need to trade Calderon anymore because of the cap relief from David Lee's contract. And picks need to be thrown in because a trade for Carmelo means you're seeking to rebuild and need draft picks to replenish the draft pick horror that is the Knicks.

3.) 11 Aug 2015
11 Aug 2015 00:43:24
No melo trade worth not trading calderon,complete rebuilding or no rebuilding

4.) 11 Aug 2015
11 Aug 2015 01:28:27
The C's don't want Melo!!! They would not win with him, he needs 40 to 50 shots per game to be effective and no way he can share the ball and be good and play D. Terrible trade idea, if it were D Cousins then it would be a different story.

5.) 11 Aug 2015
11 Aug 2015 02:35:15
Melo could get traded to the Celtics and the Knicks will still win more games than Boston

6.) 11 Aug 2015
11 Aug 2015 15:56:30
Would love carmellllllo but have to keep my boya Marc smart

7.) 12 Aug 2015
11 Aug 2015 22:17:15
@1NBA, Knicks couldn't win with Melo and now you say they will win more games than Boston?