Carmelo Anthony Willing to Waive Trade Kicker to Join Rockets; Knicks Discuss Anthony-Kyrie Irving Trade with Cavaliers
It appears that Carmelo Anthony really wants to play with James Harden and Chris Paul in Houston.
In a recent episode of ESPN's "The Jump," respected National Basketball Association (NBA) insider Adrian Wojnarowski said Anthony is willing to waive the eight-million dollars trade kicker in his contract to make it easier for the Rockets to acquire him.
That's good news for the Rockets. There's still a lot of work to do, though, because they will still have to find a way to free enough cap space to absorb Anthony's contract.
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Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers may be ready to discuss potential trade scenarios with the New York Knicks once again.
The Cavaliers have been taking a wait-and-see approach with Anthony in the past few weeks while the Rockets continued to work for a trade. However, ESPN has reported that Kyrie Irving has requested the team to trade him this offseason, and the Knicks are considering sending Anthony and future first-round picks to the Cavaliers for the All-Star point guard. Irving has named the Knicks as one of his preferred landing spots.
While the Cavaliers remain a threat to land Anthony, the All-Star forward seems to be prioritizing a trade to the Rockets.
"The Knicks will contact Cleveland and make a pitch. The obvious move would be to trade Carmelo Anthony and a few first round picks for a bona-fide superstar. However, a source close to Anthony said late Friday that the All Star forward is focused on getting a deal done with Houston," Frank Isola wrote in his report for the New York Daily News.
"Anthony would have to waive his no-trade and there is no guarantee that Anthony would do that to join a Cavs team that didn't have Irving. Also, Anthony probably knows better than anyone that LeBron is leaving next July," he added.
