What is the state of the Knicks roster following the Carmelo Anthony trade?

“Every question you answer leads to another question,” Verrocchio says in Da Vinci’s Demons, “and such quests lead many to nothing but misery.”

“The true misery,” Da Vinci replies, “is if all the questions are solved. ‘Cause then there’s nothing left to ask.”

Saturday’s Carmelo Anthony trade brought an answer to one long-running question. But what of the post-Melo roster? What’s the new normal look like, now and moving forward? Let’s start by looking over the payroll, courtesy of Jeffrey Bellone.

The Knicks saved about $5 million in the trade, putting them slightly under the cap and potentially on the path of becoming one of those smart teams you hear about who trade cap space for draft picks or young assets when other teams come calling looking to move salary mid-season.