March 2014 New York Knicks Wiretap

Lakers, Bulls, Rockets, Celtics, Thunder Lead NBA In 14-15 Profits

Jun 30, 2014 12:47 PM

The Los Angeles Lakers are projected to make $100.1 million in profit for the 13-14 NBA season, comfortably the best in the NBA.

The Chicago Bulls are second at $61 million, followed by the Houston Rockets ($40.7 million), Boston Celtics ($33.1 million) and Oklahoma City Thunder ($29 million).

The Lakers have a huge profit despite contributing a league-high $49 million to revenue-sharing.

The New York Knicks are expected to take a net loss of $3.5 million due to $27 million in revenue-sharing contribution and paying a large luxury tax bill.

The San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets finished sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively, in net profits.

The Brooklyn Nets will post a loss of $144 million for the season.

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Tags: Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Brooklyn Nets, NBA, NBA CBA

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Knicks Decline Qualifying Offer On Toure Murry

Jun 30, 2014 12:31 PM

The New York Knicks declined to make the qualifying offer to Toure Murry.

Murry will become an unrestricted free agent.

The Knicks are still interested in re-signing Murry.

Marc Stein/ESPN

Tags: Toure' Murry, New York Knicks, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Rose Won't Recruit Carmelo But Loves His Game

Jun 29, 2014 10:51 PM

Derrick Rose won't recruit Carmelo Anthony or any other free agent, though he likes Anthony's game and believes they would mesh well together with the Chicago Bulls.

Rose said recruiting free agents is "not his job."

"My thing is if they want to come, they can come," Rose said.

Rose expects to be ready for the season opener.

"I love Melo's game," Rose said. "He's a great player. Takes the game serious. He's consistent. He shoots the ball great. I love his heart.

"I can play with anybody, no matter who it is. I believe I can play with anyone if they step on the court with me."

Marc J. Spears/Yahoo! Sports

Tags: Derrick Rose, Carmelo Anthony, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Carmelo To Meet With Bulls At Midnight Tuesday; Rockets, Mavs on Wednesday

Jun 29, 2014 9:41 PM

Carmelo Anthony plans to meet with the Chicago Bulls at 12:01 AM on Tuesday, according to sources.

Anthony is in the process of arranging a trip to Chicago to meet with the Bulls, then travel to Texas for Wednesday meetings with both the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks.

Anthony is likely to meet with the Rockets first on Wednesday, followed by the Mavericks.

With an offseason home in the area, Anthony is expected to meet with the Los Angeles Lakers face-to-face next week.

The New York Knicks are increasingly optimistic, however, about re-signing Anthony.

Marc Stein/ESPN

Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Knicks Plan To Pursue Pau Gasol

Jun 28, 2014 12:54 PM

The New York Knicks are planning to pursue Pau Gasol in free agency to replace Tyson Chandler.

The Knicks can only offer less than $4 million to Gasol.

The Knicks traded away Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton in a deal for Jose Calderon, believing Carmelo Anthony would like to play with the well-liked point guard who is a strong perimeter shooter.

Phil Jackson and the Knicks are quietly confident of their chances of re-signing Anthony.

Marc Stein/ESPN

Tags: Pau Gasol, New York Knicks, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Carmelo To Make Decision After Visits With Knicks, Bulls, Lakers, Rockets, Mavs

Jun 27, 2014 1:37 PM

Carmelo Anthony plans on making his decision in the second week of July after taking several visits in free agency.

Anthony is expected to meet with the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks. A source made no mention of meeting with the Miami Heat.

The source said that Anthony loves New York and playing for the Knicks, but there are questions surrounding the future of the franchise.

Phil Jackson was evasive when asked by reporters Thursday night if he would be willing to complete a sign-and-trade with Anthony if he opts to go elsewhere. The source added that the Knicks and Anthony have had no discussions about the possibility of a sign-and-trade.

Marc J. Spears/Yahoo! Sports

Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Carmelo Could Take 7.5 Percent Pay Decrease In Year 2 To Create More Cap Space

Jun 27, 2014 12:41 PM

Phil Jackson and the New York Knicks are not demanding Carmelo Anthony take less money to re-sign, but they are challenging him to do so.

“He’s the one that opened that up that it wasn’t about the money. So I challenged him on that because I want our fans to see he’s a team player, that he’s going to do what was best for this team to get ahead farther and faster. It’s not going to be an issue,” Jackson said. 

Anthony can make a maximum of $22.54 million in his first season. A max contract with the Knicks would give him raises of 7.5 percent on that number in each successive season. So if he wanted to take a pay cut, Anthony could accept less money in the first year of his contract and then take maximum raises in each successive season. 

Under the rules of the CBA, his salary can fluctuate by a wide range from year to year. If Anthony were to re-sign with the Knicks, his salary could increase or decrease by 7.5 percent from year to year. 

So Anthony, in theory, could agree to the maximum amount in Year 1 of his contract and then accept a pay cut of 7.5 percent in Year 2. 

That would leave his salary for Year 2 at 20.85 million. That’s a savings of $3.4 million compared to what Anthony would get in the second year of a max contract with maximum raises. 

Ian Begley/ESPN

Tags: Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, NBA CBA

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Carmelo Not Expected To Consider Heat, Lakers

Jun 26, 2014 2:11 AM

Carmelo Anthony will visit the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks and Chicago Bulls once free agency begins on July 1.

"Those three teams plus the Knicks seem to be the ones he's going to consider," one source said.

There does not appear to be a frontrunner at this point for Anthony.

Anthony is not expected to meet formally with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he's being recruited by Kobe Bryant. The two spoke by telephone earlier this week and Bryant told ESPN via text message that he plans to meet with Anthony as well.

The Miami Heat do not appear to be a viable option for Anthony. There had been reports about Anthony joining the Heat with the proposed Big 4 taking significant pay reductions, but sources said there has been no talk about that possibility from his camp.

Chris Broussard/ESPN

Tags: Carmelo Anthony, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, NBA

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Knicks, Mavs Agree To Chandler, Felton For Calderon, Dalembert, Larkin, Two 2nd Rounders

Jun 25, 2014 5:50 PM

The Dallas Mavericks and New York Knicks have agreed upon a trade involving Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton for Samuel Dalembert, Jose Calderon, Shane Larkin and Wayne Ellington.

In the proposed trade, the Knicks would also receive the Mavericks' No. 34 and No. 51 overall picks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.

Chandler was with the Mavericks in 2011 when they won the NBA Finals. The Mavericks elected to let him leave in free agency thinking he would soon be in decline and to maintain cap space to pursue Dwight Howard and Chris Paul or Deron Williams.

Marc Stein/ESPN

Tags: Tyson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Knicks, Rockets Could Discuss Carmelo For Harden Sign-And-Trade

Jun 25, 2014 11:08 PM

In a radio appearance, Chris Broussard reported that the Houston Rockets and New York Knicks could agree upon a sign-and-trade of Carmelo Anthony for James Harden.

The Rockets could then sign LeBron James with anticipated cap space created by trading away Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin in order to form a Big 3 with Anthony and Dwight Howard.

James and Anthony have reported interest in playing together.

Harden was a first-team All-NBA selection, but there have been questions on whether his game fits with Howard.

Chris Broussard/ESPN

Tags: James Harden, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Houston Rockets, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Clippers Haven't Ruled Out Pursuing Carmelo

Broderick Turner/Los Angeles Times

Boeheim Has Talked To Thibodeau About Carmelo, Believes In Their Potential Partnership

Marc Berman/New York Post

Heat, Hawks Could Join Pursuit Of Carmelo Anthony

Ramona Shelburne, Marc Stein/ESPN

Raymond Felton Avoids Jail Time, Pleads Guily To Low-Level Gun Felony

Barbara Ross/New York Daily News

Carmelo Would Like Input In Player Personnel Decisions

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Mavericks To Pursue Pau Gasol

Marc Stein/ESPN

Carmelo Anthony To Inform Knicks He Will Opt Out Of Contract, Become Free Agent

Frank Isola/New York Daily News

Andrea Bargnani Opts In With Knicks For 14-15

Marc Stein/ESPN

Carmelo Inquiring About Life In Chicago

Ian Begley/ESPN

Knicks Targeting Tyler Ennis, P.J. Hairston If 1st Round Pick Purchased

Ken Berger/CBS Sports

Carmelo Likes Phil Jackson's Direction Of Knicks

Frank Isola/New York Dail News

Sources: Warriors Trading David Lee, Harrison Barnes For Tyson Chandler 'Won't Happen'

Marcus Thompson/San Jose Mercury News

Phil Jackson Travels To Turkey For Son's Wedding, Will Return Before Draft

Frank Isola/New York Daily News

Howard, Harden Prepared To Recruit Carmelo For Rockets

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

Carmelo Leaning Toward Not Re-Signing With Knicks

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

Knicks' Brass To Meet With Carmelo Anthony

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

Bosh Considers Adding Carmelo As 'Very, Very Unlikely'

Barry Jackson/Miami Herald

Carmelo Anthony Remains Decided On Opting Out Of Contract

Frank Isola/New York Daily News

Heat Working On Plan To Sign Carmelo To Create Big 4

Brian Windhorst, Marc Stein/ESPN

Carmelo Anthony Open To Considering Bulls, Rockets, Mavericks

Marc Stein/ESPN