Does he want to stay or does he want to go–that is the topic dominating New York airwaves right now.
According to a New York Post report, Carmelo Anthony would be open to waiving his no trade clause, and accepting a trade elsewhere if Phil Jackson decided to pull the trigger.
Five months after swearing his allegiance to New York and signing a five-year, $124 million contract, sources told The Post the All-Star forward would be open to dropping his no-trade clause if team president Phil Jackson strikes a deal with a team Anthony would like to play for.
Part of Anthony’s deal included the rarely used no-trade provision.
For now, Anthony has no desire to be traded, but his willingness to consider giving up the no-trade clause shows how frustrated he has become with the Knicks’ historically bad start to the season.
Ian Begley of ESPN.com is reporting via sources close to Anthony that such a scenario is completely false and ridiculous.
Source close to Carmelo Anthony says report that he is considering waving no trade clause for trade from #Knicks is "definitely not true."
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) December 12, 2014
Carmelo's agent Leon Rose: "Carmelo, as always, is committed to the Knicks. There have never been discussions about …wanting to leave NY."
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) December 12, 2014