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Knicks, Cavs Still Discussing Carmelo Anthony Trade

According to Marc Stein and Ramona Shelbourne of ESPN, the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers continue to discuss the possibility of a trade involving Carmelo Anthony.

Sources said the Cavaliers, meanwhile, do maintain an interest in Anthony — which would pair him with Cleveland star and close friend LeBron James — but only if a deal can be struck without the league’s reigning champions surrendering Love.

ESPN first reported last week that the Cavaliers had rebuffed the Knicks’ attempts to swing an Anthony-for-Love swap.

The Knicks, sources say, have continued to engage the Cavaliers, LA Clippers and Boston Celtics in trade talks, believing those are all the teams Anthony would find appealing enough to surrender his trade-blocking ability if a deal could be struck.

Many of the Knicks’ recent discussions with both the Cavaliers and the Clippers, sources say, have featured theoretical three- or four-team trade constructions because of the complexities involved in trading Anthony with two seasons and $54.2 million left on his contract after this season…

The Knicks and Clippers, as ESPN first reported last week, have been searching for a third team to help them facilitate an Anthony deal.

Would the Cavs be able to pull off a trade for Melo without giving up Love?

If the Knicks are even open to that possibility, no one is going to get Anthony for free and the Cavs would have to sacrifice one area of their team to make it work.

Even Golden State lost valuable role players in the process of signing Kevin Durant in July.

We’ll keep you posted if more news develops on this story.

Matt Medley is co-editor at NEO Sports Insiders, covers the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians and high school sports in Northeast Ohio. Follow @MedleyHoops on Twitter for live updates from games.

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