The New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers are seeking a third team to help facilitate a trade involving Carmelo Anthony.

The Knicks are willing to trade Anthony without any of the Clippers' Big 3 of Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan or Blake Griffin in return.

New York is reluctant to absorb the three years and $42 million left on Jamal Crawford's contract after this season. The Clippers are hesitant to trade away J.J. Redick.

The Clippers are also hard-capped this season, which would make it difficult for the club to deal with the 15 percent trade kicker in Anthony's contract that would add nearly $10 million to his 2016-17 season if he's dealt.

The market for Anthony thus far has been tepid, sources said, partly due to the extremely limited number of teams it is believed he'd be willing to join.