Some of y'all sound like the media, and it doesn't seem like y'all been watching. "He's not a 2-way player". Melo has been dug into defense since joining the Knicks. And if he's not a 2-way player, please tell me what superstars are? Lebron? KD? Curry? The only 2 that are legitimately 2-way are Westbrook and AD. He's completely ISO? He's been without a PG for the past 2 seasons. 3 seasons ago, they had Kidd and Melo was the best catch-n-shoot player in the league, percentage wise. He's also played off the ball when he played with Dre Miller and Billups. He's also no more an ISO player than Lebron, Curry, Durant, Harden. Beloved Dirk was an ISO player, plays 0 defense, a 7' that's a horrible rebounder and has been to Finals 2x with all ISO teams. Watch Curry dribble-dribble-behind-the-back-dribble-pull-up-from 3 then claim he's not an ISO player. The only teams that play Hoosiers basketball are the teams without a #1 scorer. Those teams also struggle to get a basket when they need one.
He's also averaged 4 apg a few seasons. Ball movement isn't pass-pass-pass shoot. It's also about moving without the ball. Your teammates camping out around the arc, waiting for a penetration-kick is still ISO ball. Ya'll need to stop it. You trade Melo and spend the next 5 years trying to get a player like him.
Of course you can build around Melo. Get a PG or a SG that can create their own shot, and a low-post scorer (they don't exist anymore) for him to play off. They don't have to be superstars