The Works: The Knicks Need Carmelo Anthony, Not Chris Paul

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Today in The Works: the fall of the franchise player; debating Donald Sterling; and the starting line-up for the real New Yorkers. But first, why the Knicks shouldn't pursue Chris Paul.

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With the Miami Heat riding a nine-game winning streak, Big Three trios are"Hot" once again after a six-week stint in the "Not" column. Yet for all its cachet as a model, the Heat's star alliance remains mostly unattainable for all but the luckiest of franchises. It takes a lot of work to a clear enough cap room for three max-level deals, and that's with no knowledge of which collective bargaining agreements teams will need to comply with next season.

Only one team seems poised to create a superhero team-up: the New York Knicks, who already have an early-season MVP candidate in Amar'e Stoudemire. With free-agent-to-be Carmelo Anthony anxious to play in a major market and Chris Paul potentially leaving the current ownership vacuum in New Orleans, the Knicks have a chance to put together three stars with powers comparable to the Heat trio. It will require assets, but the Knicks' recent string of wins has made young pieces like Landry Fields and Danilo Gallinari look more attractive than they did in October.

Still, you need assets to pick up two additional stars, and the unfortunate fact of the Knicks' current hot streak is that the team isn't that deep. Unless they're able to steal Melo away from Denver this summer for nothing (either by signing him next summer or dealing Eddy Curry's expiring contract before the deadline), picking up both Anthony and Paul will leave the Knicks with a supporting cast even less impressive than the current cast of wannabes in Miami. The Knicks might only have room for one more star in Madison Square Garden, and they could have to choose between two equally wonderful new toys.

 

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