Knicks president Donnie Walsh insists that a trade is not on the horizon involving the struggling team.

New York has lost six consecutive games.

"We've played better in the last two games," Walsh said.

"When you get in a period where you're losing, there has to be games where you play better and you might lose, but you show you're playing better. And good things will start happening. I thought that a little bit against the Spurs. But I thought we played much better against Oklahoma City and we probably should have won that game. I'm hoping it gets us on the right track."

Walsh never mentioned Carmelo Anthony by name, but he usually talks in generalities when it comes to trade targets and rumors.

"You can look around the league and the leading teams even go through (a losing streak)," he said. "That's going to happen. But the ability to get out of it is the most important thing. And I saw signs in the last two games where we can get out of it."

The Nets dropped out of the race for Anthony last Wednesday and the belief around the league is that the forward will eventually land in New York, his preferred destination.