The New York Knicks are one of the four teams Kyrie Irving told the Cavs he preferred to be traded to (along with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs), and the Knicks have been talking with the Cavs ever since.
New York has been willing to include Carmelo Anthony and several first-round picks in a deal for Irving, but Cleveland doesn't have much interest in the offer, according to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders.
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One team that has logged real interest is the New York Knicks, their offer is believed to be built around sending out Carmelo Anthony, but as the Irving story enters its third day, there does not seem to be much interest in Anthony from the Cleveland side. The Knicks have been hoping to return something meaningful in an Anthony deal, but continue to hear that Houston is the only situation Anthony would waive his no-trade clause for.
Anthony - who does not want to play for the Knicks next season - has previously said that he would waive his no-trade clause for either the Cavs or Houston Rockets, but is now set on joining Houston. He was reportedly convinced that he would be traded to the Rockets earlier this offseason and won't settle for anything else.
Cleveland is asking for a proven veteran and a promising young player for Irving, and they won't trade him unless those demands are met. Irving does not have a no-trade clause in his contract.
Anthony, who has two years and $54 million remaining on his contract, averaged 22.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game this past season.
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