Unless the Knicks really like cedi osman we're not getting melo. I'm all for some package around frye shump RJ and birdman but New York won't bite on that. Unless some 3rd team gets involved and wants one of them for a first. Frye is unplayable vs the Warriors and shump freezes up in big games so I don't mind losing them. Melo would be amazing off the bench but he'd never accept that role. The best we could hope for is staggering his minutes and letting him run the 2nd unit as the PF with TT at C.
But regardless it's not happening. He's got a shit ton of money left on his deal and isn't getting any better. The best we could hope for is a surprise buyout. Which again isn't happening.
It's basically impossible, but I'll waste two minutes - cause I don't want to work on actual things:
1.) Buyout won't happen. Carmelo is at most indifferent about leaving, isn't going to leave some part of $70M on the table.
2.) Trade involving TT or Love won't happen. Cavs aren't stupid, and those two players are better than Carmelo at this point. And younger. And on better contracts. And already fit in with this team.
3.) NYK won't be interested in anything we have to offer (Shumpert + Frye + Jefferson). They might be interested in Osman, but that isn't enough.
4.) As the Cavs, I would do a trade that sends out Shumpert + Frye + Jefferson + Osman for Anthony. He's on the downside of his career, but as a 3rd/4th option in this offense he's a matchup nightmare. It would cost the Cavs about $30M this year against the cap, and more next year -- but the money you will get off jersey sales alone might offset that.
5.) You would have to find other teams to flip Shumpert/Frye to. Both players do actually have value in this league. They are under great contracts and the value of 3PT shooting has never been higher.
6.) Any trade like this only happens if Carmelo uses his no trade clause to force a trade to the Cavs. He'd also have to waive his 15% trade kicker.
7.) At the end of the day the numbers don't work out. Carmelo won't be traded.
But hey this is a Cavs fan board, it's fun to invent random trade scenarios so here:
http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=j6tlxby
Back to the real world.