Carmelo Anthony, who missed the playoffs in four out of seven seasons in New York before requesting a trade as his relationship with the organization crumbled, hopes the Knicks will one day retire his jersey. Sorry, Melo; although you were a very good Knick, you simply aren’t deserving of the honor.
The resurgence of Melo in Portland has led to a revisionist history of his tenure with the Knicks, in which he was a savior who carried the struggling franchise on his shoulders. Anthony wanted to be in New York, the thinking goes, unlike ungrateful peers including Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and LeBron James.