Carmelo Anthony Says He’ll Remain with Knicks for 2016-17 Season

May 11th, 2016 by Adam Wells Leave a reply »
New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony is not planning on wearing a different uniform when the 2016-17 season begins.

Speaking to Yahoo Finance on Wednesday at the TechCrunch Disrupt Summit (via ESPN.com's Ian Begley), Anthony said "you'll see me (playing) for the Knicks, absolutely," when asked if he would be in New York next season. 

The Knicks are going through more turnover, as they are still in search of a new head coach, and Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca reported in April that team president Phil Jackson "badly wants out of New York" and has hopes of returning to the Los Angeles Lakers. 

Grange noted Jackson "is believed to have an out" in his contract after next season, so the legendary former head coach will be tied to the Knicks for the 2016-17 campaign, barring some change of heart with New York's ownership. 

There have been whispers about Anthony potentially being unhappy if the Knicks make Kurt Rambis their full-time head coach, after he served in the role on an interim basis to end this past season. 

NBA reporter Peter Vecsey speculated about Anthony's potential unrest du ...

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