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La La wants Carmelo Anthony to stay with Knicks

By Mike Dyce

November 20, 2012; New Orleans, LA, USA; New York Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony (7) during a game against the New Orleans Hornets at the New Orleans Arena. The Knicks defeated the Hornets 102-80. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
November 20, 2012; New Orleans, LA, USA; New York Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony (7) during a game against the New Orleans Hornets at the New Orleans Arena. The Knicks defeated the Hornets 102-80. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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It is NBA Free Agency which means fan bases look at every little detail of a player’s life to try and gauge whether he will sign with their team or not. When you’re one of the biggest names on the free agent market, like Carmelo Anthony, that becomes even more prevalent.

Knicks fans know Anthony was born in Brooklyn and his wife loves New York, all of that working in the Knicks favor as they try to re-sign him.

From the New York Post:

"However, according to two sources, Anthony’s wife, La La Vasquez, is very happy in New York and is opposed to Melo leaving the Knicks. He became a free agent for the first time in his career at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, but Anthony said on a video last week he’s worried about uprooting his family and 7-year-old son, Kiyan.“There’s reason to believe he’s staying,’’ said one individual with ties to Anthony’s inner circle. “There’s just too much money out there. He’s doing to the right things, though. He’s got to make the rounds.’’"

Other teams have quality selling points as well, like the chance to contend for that NBA Championship sooner than the Knicks possibly could. The Dallas Mavericks for instance have a front line of Tyson Chandler and Dirk Nowitzki, took the eventual champions San Antonio Spurs to seven-games almost eliminating them. Anthony could be the piece to push them over the edge and there is no state income tax in Texas which would balance out some money he loses by not re-signing with the Knicks.

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