Carmelo Anthony’s hesitancy to make a decision this current free agency has led him to shoulder much playful scrunity. However, Knicks fans can sleep easy until the 2014-2015 NBA season as it’s being reported that he’ll stick with the team under Phil Jackson’s new regime.
Reports NYDailyNews:
Carmelo Anthony is prepared to spend the prime years of his career in New York, the Daily News has learned.
A person close to Anthony told The News on Wednesday that barring a last minute change of heart Anthony will re-sign with the Knicks after “agonizing over this” for the past week.
“He will have something for everybody on Thursday,” said the friend who was with Anthony before Anthony’s scheduled workout with Kevin Durant and Kevin Love in Los Angeles on Wednesday. “He is really torn because this is the biggest decision of his career. But he wants to get it done in New York. He told me he believes in Phil.”
Players can begin signing free agent contracts on Thursday and the deal on the table from the Knicks is a max contract worth $129 million over five years. The Lakers have also offered Anthony a max deal over four years while the Chicago Bulls would have to orchestrate a sign-and-trade in order for Anthony to receive close to a max contract.
But ultimately, Anthony’s heart is in New York where his family is comfortable and where he confident that Jackson can return the club to prominence.
Anthony’s friend says that Anthony prolonging his decision is not a reflection of him having second thoughts about the Knicks. Instead, it was Anthony wanting to be sure that he could put himself in position to win a championship.
Anthony had the season of his life, scoring a career-high 62 points in a single game but the Knicks still missed the playoffs with a woeful 37-45 record.
All eyes are now on LeBron James who is reportedly sitting down with Pat Riley as we speak.
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