With approximately 11 days left until the NBA trade deadline, the "Melodrama" in New York has hit its climax. The discussion has shifted from "if" to "when" the Knicks will get Carmelo Anthony, and what it will cost. The real question is if the Knicks DO get him, will it be enough for them to be able to beat the Celtics or Heat and get into the NBA Finals? In order to lock up Anthony, the Knicks will have to pay him between $18 and $20 million per year. Add that to Amare Stoudemire's $20 million, Ray Felton's $6+ million and Danillo Gallinari's $4+ million, and you would end up with nearly $49 million dollars in team salary and that isn't even including the salaries of Timofey Mozgov, Toney Douglas, or Landry Fields. The current NBA salary cap is $58,044,000. The big talk is about obtaining Chris Paul, Deron Williams or even Dwight Howard in 2012. I find it hard to believe that any of them are going to be willing to sign with the Knicks for $9 million. So again I ask, is adding Carmelo Anthony enough for Knicks to be able to beat the Celtics or Heat and win an NBA Championship?
-AT
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