If the Knicks were smart they would try to convince the Suns to take Melo for Okafor, Dragic and two of their three first rounders but I doubt they could convince him to sign and it would be an expensive ass loan. That would be the best possible trade for NY. I don't think they would get any better. I think they are going to take their chances and hope he re-signs. If he has NY handcuffed like he did with Denver, we will easily beat out LA. At least he will be closer to home plus Kobe for sure wont be the same player. Derrick may have had the ACL then the meniscus while Kobe had the Achillies and fractured knee but the difference is Kobe is old, Derrick has a better chance of recovering his game. Not to mention Los Angeles is over-rated. Beaches are dirty, the water is cold, traffic is awful, smog is bad, ect...I could go on for days on how much I hate Cali though.