By the time SLAM dropped Ish 132 in November 2009, the writing was not quite on the wall yet.
Carmelo Anthony, coming off a run to the Western Conference Finals with the Denver Nuggets, was about to enter his final full season with the Colorado franchise.
Melo would arrive in New York to briefly save the Knicks in February 2011, but that's a story for another day.
Often lost in the LeBron frenzy, Wilson Chandler was heading into his third season and was seen as a crucial piece in the Knicks rebuilding process.
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