The current state of the Knicks has become laughable.
Whether it was pulling out the "big guns" by sending current FIU head coach Isaiah Thomas to recruit the greatest basketball player of our era, LeBron James, or hiring regular season guru Mike D' Antoni as the head coach, the Knicks have consistently "dropped the ball."
The latest mishap was trying to low ball the Nuggets for Carmelo Anthony. Carmelo was going to be a free agent next year and the Nuggets could either let him leave for free, or let him leave for some scraps.
This was until the LA Lakers stepped into the equation. With the possibility of a Bynum-Carmelo trade, the Knicks will have to substantially upgrade their offer.
But do the Knicks even deserve Carmelo? Absolutely not!
It has become a joke that the Knicks originally refused to move players like Raymond Felton to gain one of the top five players in the NBA. If the Knicks had been able to pair Carmelo with Stoudemire, it would have been a huge step in the right direction. With Chris Paul previously expressing interest in the Knicks, the addition of Carmelo will add even more incentive for him to come.
So give the Nuggets whatever it is that they want, with the exception of Amar'e Stoudemire. If you have to stick the water boys out there for two years, go ahead and do it.
The Knicks are still not winning a championship this year, even if they get Carmelo for free. They will need the addition of someone like Chris Paul to compete with the Eastern Conference trios in Boston and Miami.
However, since the Knicks front office can't manage to do anything right, this gives Los Angeles the opportunity to pounce on the New York's mistakes.
The Nuggets appear to want Andrew Bynum in return for Carmelo Anthony. This is probably the player the Lakers would have the most resistance trading outside of Kobe and Gasol. They see tremendous upside in him with his excellent size and athletic ability.
This year, he has been shooting a very impressive 57 percent, but is still probably the fourth best player on the Lakers. It is still unclear on whether he will ever develop into the superstar big man that the Lakers hope. He has also been incredibly injury prone missing an average of 31 games for the past three season. The injury issues will probably only get worse as he gets older.
As opposed to the Knicks, the Lakers have one of the best front offices in the NBA. The Lakers have a long history of stealing NBA stars through trades. They were able to acquire one of the top NBA big men, Pau Gasol, for practically nothing.
The Lakers will have the opportunity to react to the Heat's trio with their own quartet of Kobe, Gasol, Anthony and Odem. They will also have someone immediately ready to fill in once Kobe decides to hang it up.
In a league that is no longer dominated by big men, but by superstar guards and small forwards, it would be in LA's best interest to pick up Carmelo.
The Knicks still have time to gain some respectability back, but will have to break up their core nucleus that has put them one whole game ahead of .500.
Trista Rehn Moon Bloodgood Kristin Kreuk Molly Sims Monika Kramlik
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