The New York Knicks continued their decadeslong tradition of front-office ineptitude Saturday when the organization agreed to ship NCAA champion, Olympic gold medalist and nine-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder for ... umm ... look, Iβm not about to waste my time Googling that. Trust me, you donβt know them.
OK, they just told me itβs kind of a standard thing. ESPN reports that the Knicks will acquire Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round draft pick. (I told you that you wouldnβt know them.) This means that ... wait. They traded Melo for a guy named Enes? That canβt be right. I donβt think they allow people named Enes to play in the league. Guys named Enes usually spend their time in psychotherapy working through the childhood trauma of everyone calling them Enes the Penis. (Donβt act like you didnβt think it.)
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Anthony will join a team with last yearβs Most Valuable Player Russell Westbrook and perennial NBA All-Star Paul George. The team has a real chance to compete for an NBA championship in a stacked Western Conference. And by βreal chance,β we mean if another hurricane comes and wipes out the Houston Rockets, somehow the Golden State Warriors decide they want to play beach volleyball this year and the San Antonio Spurs cease to exist. In that case, OKC has a real chance.
Even if the Thunder doesnβt make the playoffs, the franchise could still lead the league in NBA relationship fuck-ups. Anthony is working on getting back with his wife and Honey Nut Cheeriosβ unofficial endorsee La La Anthony.
Anthonyβs future teammate Paul George is expecting his second child with the former exotic dancer he allegedly tried to pay off for an abortion. Feel free to make up your own story about why George left his former team the Indiana Pacers, but whatever you do, do not Google βPaul George cross swords.β
You just donβt listen, do you?
Pass the Faygo, man.
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