The New York Knicks will face the Chicago Bulls Thursday night at Madison Square Garden just one night after a demoralizing loss in Philadelphia against the 76ers. The Knicks blew a 10-point lead with less than 2:30 remaining in the fourth quarter and lost at the buzzer on a T.J. McConnell turnaround jump shot.
With the team now at a season-low five games under .500, the practical decision would be to trade Carmelo Anthony and get the best first round pick possible. A practice that is more commonly known as tanking. The problem with that is Anthony would need to waive his no-trade clause, and according to Bulls guard Dwyane Wade, a close friend of Anthony’s, that’s not going to happen.