For his first big action as New York Knicks president, Phil Jackson traded Tyson Chandler to the Dallas Mavericks. Carmelo Anthony decided to stay with the Knicks and signed a five-year, $124 million contract. The Mavericks are currently 19-8 while the Knicks have the worst start in franchise history at 5-22. Chandler looks happier than ever while Anthony is showing visible frustration. Chandler says he feels sorry for his former teammate.
via ESPN:
Dallas Mavericks center Tyson Chandler feels sorry for Carmelo Anthony, the face of a team that fell to 5-22 with Tuesday’s 107-87 loss to the Mavs.
“I do because he’s a competitor,” said Chandler, who received a warm ovation from the crowd in his return to Madison Square Garden and had eight points and 14 rebounds in the win. “I laced them up and went to battle with him for the last three years and know what kind of competitor he is.
“I know he wants to win, and I know he’s going to take a lot of this heat. And it’s unfortunate because he’s a hell of a player in our league. It’s just unfortunate.”
“He signed a contract to come back here with expectations of doing everything in his power to take this team to the next level,” Chandler said. “I ultimately feel like it will with the right pieces. They have to get luck with some things in free agency or get a high draft pick or whatever the case may be, but it takes a while to change the culture.
