Carmelo Anthony News

The New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony is the child of an African-American mother and was named after his Puerto Rican father.

Dec 6, 2013; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks point guard Raymond Felton drives the lane against the Orlando Magic during the second half at Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks' pathetic, 37-win season wasn't enough to keep them out of the news. They hired Phil Jackson, who is going to fix everything, and they have a certain prospective free agent named Carmelo Anthony who will be commanding headlines all the way to July.

Potential free agent Carmelo Anthony will be asked to give the New York Knicks a discount on his next contract in order to help build a title contender, team president Phil Jackson said on Wednesday.

Phil Jackson, in his first remarks since firing Mike Woodson, said he plans to speak to Steve Kerr in the next week or so, saying the two have "philosophically a strong connection.'

Here's the thing that Phil Jackson wants everyone to understand: The NBA is tedious enough in this Ground-Pound-Ball-Screen-Drive-And-Kick-For-3 Era, so the pro game doesn't need another coach to strip from it whatever beauty and creativity it has left.

Maybe Phil Jackson is feeling a little bitter about not being one of three coaches to win Coach of the Year honors three times .

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With big names such as Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Love and Rajon Rondo possibly on the move, this summer has the potential to be one of the most Other notable players such as New Orleans' Eric Gordon as well as Detroit's Greg Monroe and Josh Smith could find new addresses as well, but it will be the aforementioned trio that will generate the most ... (more)

The names have already begun to trickle out, the favorites for the Knicks' now-vacant coaching job.

Just one month into his role as Knicks president, Jackson has already clashed with the chairman of MSG over personnel decisions, the News has learned.

Carmelo Anthony wants to be recruited. He wants to be told how much he's wanted, more than that how much he's needed.

Since the Hawks pulled off their stunning Game One road upset over the top-seeded Indiana Pacers, a large sum of Knicks fans have voiced their envy , and hastily cobbling together e-protest signs with "That could have been us!!" scrawled in bold, all-caps fonts.

New Knicks president Phil Jackson did what he had to do Monday, removing coach Mike Woodson as soon as this 37-45 season ended, and now I'm hoping he'll do something equally sensible: I mean, he's the best.

Kobe Bryant was in Paris when his teammates were in El Segundo for exit interviews.

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With Mike Woodson officially relieved of his duties as Knicks head coach , the search begins for his replacement.

The easy part, at least, is done. The Knicks have fired head coach Mike Woodson, the first major transaction under the administration of new team president Phil Jackson, but all eyes now are on what Jackson does next-and what impact it has on the free-agent decision of the team's star forward, Carmelo Anthony.

The 2014 NBA playoffs are in full swing for 16 teams. However, the others are already looking to make offseason improvements - on the roster, coaching staff and front office.

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