Carmelo Anthony has been a New York Knick for exactly one year. The franchise-altering trade with the Denver Nuggets went down one year ago today. We thought we’d take a look at the first 365 days of the Carmelo regime, Harper’s Index style. Let’s check out some math!
Knicks Victories: 30
Knicks Losses: 35
Nuggets Victories: 37
Nuggets Losses: 26
Games in Which Carmelo Anthony Has Led All Scorers: 16
Games in Which Amar’e Stoudemire Has Led All Scorers: 15
Games in Which Jeremy Lin Has Led All Scorers: 4
Games in Which Carmelo Anthony Has Led All Players in Assists: 3
Games in Which Jeremy Lin Has Led All Players in Assists: 8
Salary Earned by Carmelo Anthony (est.): $18 million
Different Players to Arrive to Play for the Knicks Since Anthony Arrived (i.e., Players Whose Knicks Tenure Has Been Shorter Than Carmelo’s): 13
Players Whose Tenure With the Knicks Has Been Longer Than Carmelo’s: 5
Percent Decrease in Shares of MSG Stock in the Three Weeks After Carmelo’s Acquisition: 2
Percent Increase in Shares of MSG Stock in the Three Weeks After Jeremy Lin’s Ascension to the Starting Lineup: 10
Years Left on Anthony’s Contract: 3
Players Currently Under Team Control in the Final Year of Anthony’s Contract: 4 (Anthony, Amar’e Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler, and Iman Shumpert)
Carmelo’s Age in the Final Year of His Contract: 31
Number of Playoff Victories Since Carmelo Was Acquired: 0
Number of Playoff Victories Since 2001: 0
Spot on List of Best-selling Knicks Jerseys: 2