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With the looming possibility of Carmelo Anthony departing New York as a free agent this summer, New York Knicks officials have discussed proposing a trade to the Los Angeles Clippersfor Blake Griffin, according to league sources.

Sources say Clippers management also has had internal discussions about such a deal but that the clubs have not yet spoken to one another about a potential trade.

As of now, neither team is certain it would make an Anthony-for-Griffin trade, the sources said.

The Clippers appear to be the more apprehensive of the two teams because Griffin is having a terrific season, especially of late. The 24-year-old power forward has averaged 26 points and nearly 11 rebounds in his past 10 games.

One source close to the situation said the Clippers' latest internal discussion ended in favor of keeping Griffin.

New York's top priority, meanwhile, appears to be re-signing Anthony to a long-term deal this offseason. But with the Knicks struggling badly and Anthony refusing to give assurances that he will return, the Knicks understand they must at least consider other options.

The Clippers are on the Knicks' radar because it is an open secret throughout the league that Anthony and Clippers star point guard Chris Paul have wanted to play together since 2010. That sentiment between the two players has not changed, according to sources.

Paul, who signed a five-year, $107 million deal with the Clippers this offseason, separated his shoulder Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks and is expected to miss three to five weeks.

If the Knicks decide to explore a trade for Anthony, he will have plenty of say as to where he goes because of his impending free agency. No club will offer anything of value for him without knowing he will re-sign with it this summer.
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http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10233011/carmelo-anthony-blake-griffin-proposal-mulled
 
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Malta said:
Bill Simmons actually had a good trade idea, Kevin Love for Blake Griffin, since Blake is locked up for a few more years the Wolves would be able to take a chance on him.

And Love having gone to UCLA, good chance he'd like to be back in LA.
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Would this make much of a difference in your opinion?
 
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:leon: A Blake-Chandler front court looks real nice on paper, especially in the East. The Knicks would actually be winning if this trade went down, but I don't see the Clipps making this deal though.
 
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Malta said:
Bill Simmons actually had a good trade idea, Kevin Love for Blake Griffin, since Blake is locked up for a few more years the Wolves would be able to take a chance on him.

And Love having gone to UCLA, good chance he'd like to be back in LA.
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Yeah I thought that was a good deal for both sides. Bill and Jalen acknowledged that it would never happen though because Clippers are enamored with Blake. They aint trading him for Love, they damn sure aint doing it for Carmelo.
 
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Malta said:
Bill Simmons actually had a good trade idea, Kevin Love for Blake Griffin, since Blake is locked up for a few more years the Wolves would be able to take a chance on him.

And Love having gone to UCLA, good chance he'd like to be back in LA.
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helps the Clippers WAY more than it helps us. The only thing Blake does that Love can't do is catch lobs on a regular basis.

Given who could (only speculating here) coach the team after this season (Griffin doesn't fit in Adelman's offense either), they might as well begin shopping him upon arrival.

The proposal is based on a flawed pretense. "Trade Love before he leaves after next year." Well the press was cooking up Love proposals when they gave him a 3+ 1 extension. Why WOULDN'T they just vulture over Griffin?
 
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Malta said:
Love would work better with Paul than Griffin currently does.

And for the Wolves at least they'd get something of value for Love, rather than nothing at all.
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Blake Griffin would have a say of going to a place like Minny. He would probably just sit out. I can't imagine Blake willingly going to Minnesota.

So far Blake is playing in a manner that shows growth. His potential is too great to give up on him. And he's Clippers fans favorite player.

This Knicks sh1t is Broussard fukkery :comeon:
 
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