Knicks And ‘Melo Make A Deal

After tons of speculation and rumor, Carmelo Anthony lands in New York and is now a New York Knick. As with any professional sport, is adding a "superstar" and instant ingredient to a Championship? We'll have to wait and see if it helps the Knicks.

Carmelo Anthony played the game, and won.

The four-time All-Star got his wish Monday night, being traded to the New York Knicks in a nine-player deal with the Denver Nuggets that continues the amassing of star players in major markets.

Anthony, guards Chauncey Billups and Anthony Carter, center Shelden Williams and forward Renaldo Balkman will go to New York, in exchange for guard Raymond Felton, forwards Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler, center Timofey Mozgov, the Knicks' first-round pick in 2014 and second-round picks in 2012 and 2013 originally acquired from Golden State, along with $3 million in cash. In a separate deal, the Knicks will send unused center Eddy Curry's expiring contract, along with forward Anthony Randolph and another $3 million, to the Minnesota Timberwolves for small forward Corey Brewer.

Anthony will now join fellow All-Star Amar'e Stoudemire to form a potent one-two scoring punch for New York, with the Knicks hopeful that Anthony and Billups can play in coach Mike D'Antoni's high-tempo style. Both played well for the U.S. Olympic team in recent incarnations, when D'Antoni was one of the U.S. team's assistant coaches.

The deal ends a seven-month saga in which Anthony and his representatives controlled the process, leaking his desire to be moved to New York last summer and consistently making it clear that Anthony would not sign a three-year, $65 million extension offer that the Nuggets had on the table. Nor would he sign the extension if the Nuggets traded him to the New Jersey Nets, the team that tried long and hard to acquire Anthony with a variety of trade offers, involving three teams, four teams, multiple first-round picks and rookie forward Derrick Favors.

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