New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony has been one of the most talked about players this NBA offseason despite the fact he has a no trade clause in his contract.

Anthony is reportedly unhappy with the Knicks right now but will only waive his no trade clause if he is traded to one team in particular, the Houston Rockets. However, several other teams apparently have an interest in the 33-year-old as well.

The Portland Trail Blazers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Oklahoma City Thunder have reported interest in the small forward, as well as another team, the New Orleans Pelicans.

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DeMarcus Cousins of the Pelicans has emphasized that interest for Anthony in a recent interview with the New Orleans Times-Picayune in Johannesburg, South Africa this past week. He strongly hinted that he has contacted the Knicks star about a potential trade to his team.

Cousins said: “We need as much talent and as many pieces as we can get. I’ve reached out to everybody. I mean, I don’t want to throw names out there, but some of the biggest names that are on the block right now I’ve reached out to.”

Both Anthony and Cousins have great respect for one another, as they were both part of Team USA basketball team which won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Rio last year. The Pelicans star center said the Knicks star was his favorite Team USA teammate.

Cousins said last summer, according to the New York Post: “Melo is the guy that’s been around the longest. We called him the ‘old head’ on the team. I mean he’s not that old, but for the Olympics, he’s pretty old. But everyone looked up to him. He’s the guy that has been through the good and the bad. So you know, whenever there was a question or a doubt on mind, we went to Melo.”

Anthony said on Cousins: “[Cousins] was so young coming into the game when I was in the NBA, so I was probably a guy he always looked up to. And now he’s in the NBA and I have some years in the game. It’s more a respect factor than anything.”

For the time being, it doesn't look like the 10-time NBA All-Star is going anywhere, as they don't want to acquire Ryan Anderson’s contract that has three years and $60 million remaining from the Rockets, the only destination which Anthony is prepared to waive his no trade clause for at the moment.