Melo Notices More Comfortable, Confident Derek Fisher

Derek Fisher returned to the site of his first training camp a somewhat different head coach than last year. But it didn’t take Carmelo Anthony long to notice a different New York Knicks coach in the team’s first practice of the season on Tuesday. “Yeah, he’s one year older when it comes to experience,” Anthony […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Melo: Too Early to Discuss Expectations from Knicks

“It’s going to take some time to kind of figure out what our expectations are,” says (Carmelo) Anthony. “It’s good not to have any expectations at this time. It gives us a chance to kind of have a fresh start, and get our identity and where we want to end up. It starts tomorrow. I […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
50 NBA Predictions for 2015-16 (Part 1)

Joel Brigham kicks off Part 1 of his annual 50 predictions article for the 2015-16 NBA season.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Carmelo Anthony: ‘I’m back. I feel like myself again’

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony says his surgically repaired left knee is fully healthy heading into training camp. “I’m back. I’m there, I’m back. I feel like myself again,” Anthony said on Sunday at his youth basketball camp at Baruch College in Manhattan. “Mentally, physically I feel great. So I’m just ready to go.” […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Knicks Impressed by Porzingis’ Attitude, Work Ethic

We took a detailed look at Kristaps Porzingis’ workouts leading up to training camp here. Those workouts have impressed Porzinigs’ bosses. “We’re very pleased with his attitude, the way he approaches work, his appetite for it,” Knicks president Phil Jackson said of his top pick on Friday. Source: Ian Begley of ESPN

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Phil Jackson: Grant Better Fit Than Hardaway for Us

Phil Jackson on Grant trade: " We thought Timmy’s got a good chance to be an NBA pro, but (Grant's) more in tune with how we want to play." — Ian Begley (@IanBegley) September 26, 2015 Source: Ian Begley of ESPN on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Knicks’ Anthony Medically Cleared for Camp

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony will have no restrictions on his surgically repaired left knee entering training camp. “Medically, he will be fine,” coach Derek Fisher said Friday. “I think we will still gauge how much we want to put him under in terms of workload and stress in training camp and in the […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Phil Jackson to be More Involved With Fisher?

New York Knicks president Phil Jackson plans to take a more hands-on approach with coach Derek Fisher this season, at Fisher’s request. “I thought that maybe I stepped back too far last year,” Jackson said on Friday. “I wanted Derek to be his own person, to have his own feel for this, and that was […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Phil Jackson Announces Knicks Sign Trice, Summers

New York Knickerbockers President Phil Jackson announced today that the team has signed forward DaJuan Summers and guard Travis Trice. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. Source: NBA.com/Knicks

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021