Knicks president Phil Jackson's comments about Carmelo Anthony are hurting Anthony's trade value, several league executives told Fred Kerber of the NY Post.
Jackson criticized Anthony's style of play during the season, said last month he would be "better off elsewhere," and reiterated last week that the team wants to move on from Anthony.
"Phil made a statement basically that Carmelo's a losing type of player," an Eastern Conference executive told the Post. "Well, if he's a loser for the Knicks, he's going to be a winner someplace else? That obviously didn't help."
Another executive said Anthony's trade value has been impacted "tremendously," since Jackson has made it known that the team wants to get rid of him.
One of the executives said the potential return for Anthony via trade could be a protected first round pick, noting that teams wouldn't give up any core players for him.
The 32-year-old Anthony, who has a full no-trade clause, will earn $26.2 million next season and is due to earn $27.9 million in 2018-19, after which he is eligible for free agency.
He averaged 22.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.9 assists in 74 games for the Knicks last season.