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Dwight ultimately took Kobe's advice -- he just chose the wrong team.More
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Carmelo Anthony will make over $20 million to be the star of the New York
Knicks this season on a team that has surrounded him with a dominant defensive
presence in Tyson Chandler, former All-NBA big man Amar'e Stoudemire, former
first-overall pick Andrea Bargnani and mercurial swingman J.R. Smith, who has
been able to carry the Knicks' offensive load when 'Melo isn't feeling it.
That apparently isn't nearly enough for Anthony, however, as the former
Syracuse standout is supposedly planning on opting out of his contract after
this season instead of signing an extension, according to Marc Berman of the New
York Post. The reason for that, at least in part, is because he was apparently
pining for the Knicks to trade for Boston Celtics standout Rajon Rondo.
Anthony told friends after the Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce trade to the
Nets, he figured the Knicks would make a play for point guard for Rajon Rondo.
Anthony believes Rondo would be the perfect piece and would be super motivated
in New York to attempt to knock off Garnett and Pierce.
That would make a lot of sense considering New York's point guard situation:
Raymond Felton isn't a world-beater, Pablo Prigioni's better days happened long
before he became a Knick and Jason Kidd retired from the Buy FIFA Mobile Coins position to become head
coach of the Brooklyn Nets this year. Unfortunately for Mr.
