Melo, though, that scenario likely has a better chance of happening than the Knicks being able to convince a rebuilding team to give up its best piece for a pu-pu platter of subpar assets -- and that's before considering how New York might be able to fit Rondo into the cap room that isn't currently enough to lure Sebastian Telfair.
If Melo's insistent on the Knicks making trades for players that can't be conceivably acquired, it might be best for the New York front office that he opts out after next season and chases a title with the 36-year-old Kobe. Because, if not, he might decide that he's leaving the next year as a free agent anyway once the Knicks tell him they can't trade for Bryant.More from SB Nation:?
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The New York Knicks want Chauncey Billups, but due to their salary situation -- ironically, one partically caused by Billups -- they're unlikely to get him. Reason being is that Billups is not interested in playing for a minimum contract, according to Frank Isola of the New York D
aily News. Billups briefly played for the Knicks following the Carmelo Anthony trade in MU Legend Zen the middle of the 2011 season. New York opted to exercise a team option for $14.2 million instead of buying him out for $3.7 million. After the NBA's lockout ended, though, the team decided to use the one-time amnesty clause on Billups to create the cap room necessary to trade for Tyson Chandler.The Knicks currently have several huge contracts on their ledger, most notably the over $40 million in commitments owed to Amar'e https://www.mmogo.com