The talk about Carmelo Anthony finally leaving the Knicks appears to have been overblown. Despite some cautious optimism from his team and a flurry of rumors that he could be traded before Knicks media day on Monday, it seems many are finally resigned to let him appear in a Knicks uniform at that event and, well, just see what happens.
There was some talk Thursday that Anthony would even accept a trade to Portland if the Knicks and Houston Rockets couldn’t figure out a deal. One reporter at ESPN even thought a deal had a “very good chance” of happening over the weekend.
But on Friday, Knicks president Steve Mills was asked about Carmelo and it sounds a lot like Carmelo’s coming to New York on Monday to hang out for a bit.
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“Our plan is that Carmelo will be with us on Monday on our marketing day and media day and be with us on Tuesday when we start practice,” Mills said on Friday.
That certainly goes against the grain of the talk coming out of Melo’s camp and seems counter to the interests of everyone involved. It’s what the Knicks have to say, of course, but there’s no way anyone in New York wants to have Carmelo answering to the media after a summer where both parties clearly wanted to part ways.
There’s still a chance something happens over the weekend that finally resolves this mess, but it’s looking more and more likely that we have a very interesting press conference to deal with on Monday.
But for the sake of a bunch of people who want a video game, let’s hope something happens this weekend.
