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          Trade targets: Should Knicks trade Melo to Clippers or Cavs?

          Tom Szczerbowski/USA TODAY Sports
          • Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 15, 2016, 03:00 AM
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            • Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09
            • Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus
            • Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus
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          Trade targets: All 30 teams

          New York Knicks

          Record: 23-32
          12th place in East

          Status: Sellers

          Before the season, the Knicks wanted to make the playoffs and create forward momentum to attract big-time free agents like Kevin Durant.

          New York has had good news on the latter front: The Knicks topped last season's win total on Jan. 6, and the emergence of rookie Kristaps Porzingis has given the franchise a new rebuilding paradigm.

          But now that the Knicks' progress toward a playoff berth seems to have stalled, the Carmelo Anthony question looms: Is their superstar hurting the team's long-term prospects? And will he agree to waive his no-trade clause?

          If so, who could the Knicks get in exchange for Melo? We have three trade targets in mind, including a rookie and All-Star forwards from two title contenders.

          Potential trade targets