Speaking with reporters at the NBA Draft Combine, Knicks president Phil Jackson reiterated that he thinks Carmelo Anthony should waive his no-trade clause and accept the reality of playing elsewhere, Marc Berman of the New York Post writes.
“He has a no-trade contract. I think I expressed what I felt [in April]. I can’t express it any better,” Jackson said of the Knicks forward.
Jackson did note that he’s been in touch with Anthony through text messages, referencing the news reports that the Knicks star and his wife may be headed toward divorce.
In 74 games for the Knicks this season, Anthony averaged 22.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game but the club won just 31 contests in a year marred by off-court melodrama.
There’s more from the Atlantic:
- Don’t expect 2016 first overall pick Ben Simmons to suit up for the Sixers in the summer league this offseason, Scott Howard-Cooper of NBA.com tweets. Fans curious to see the forward in action, however, can always check his Instagram for a recent video of him practicing.
- A league executive has praised Celtics general manager Danny Ainge for the trade that yielded Jae Crowder back in 2014, A. Sherrod Blakely of CSN New England writes. Crowder appeared to be little more than a throw-in in the Rajon Rondo deal but has evolved into a premier defender.
- In an attempt to stop things in their tracks, Knicks president Phil Jackson opted not to address the situation unfolding with a beleaguered Kristaps Porzingis, an ESPN report mentions. The second-year man has voiced his displeasure with the organization but has also declared that he’d like to remain with the franchise.
“Melodrama”. Hahahahhahahaha, classic!
Can someone please shut Phil up? Funny how I don’t know much about hardly any of the really good GMs. Wish the Knicks had a boring GM who just did his job. Phil doesn’t even travel to scout players. Melo does his job. Gee, I wonder who the real problem is?
They do have a boring GM. His name is Steve Mills. Phil Jackson is the president, but seems to have no idea what he is doing. He should be fined for his remarks on Carmelo. It’s an unfair double standard to fine players for speaking out against their organizations, but not fine organizations for speaking out against their players.
Phil is going to talk himself out of keeping Porzingis is the problem. The only Player the knicks have that can change a game and he’s already annoyed by the disfunction at the garden