Knicks Morning News (2017.04.15)

Playoffs and lottery will decide where Melo goes next

There’s no reason to feel good about the Knicks’ future as a franchise as long as Phil Jackson, the coach, keeps undermining Phil Jackson, the team president. That conflict was evident during Jackson’s season-ending press conference Friday that sounded more like a coaching clinic than an explanation for one of the worst seasons in the…

Kristaps Porzingis skipped his exit meeting with Knicks president Phil Jackson and general manager Steve Mills on Thursday, a source confirmed to The Post. Porzingis was outspoken about the club’s “confusion’’ during the season and skipped the meeting because of dysfunction that could lead Carmelo Anthony to be traded this summer. Then on Friday, Porzingis “liked’’ Anthony’s Instagram…

Five potential trade destinations for Carmelo Anthony: Cavaliers: If Cavaliers don’t win the title, you would think LeBron James will attempt to make this happen. Clippers: Chris Paul is a free agent, and if L.A. exits the postseason early, he could demand Anthony’s addition as requirement for him to stay. Celtics: Another team approached at…

When Phil Jackson borrows from Harry S. Truman — one President to another — and says, in his annual address to Knicks fans, “I never took a jump shot, never made a substitution but the buck stops here,” he is, of course, bastardizing the famous saying that adorned Truman’s desk and often tumbled off his…

Phil Jackson has not given up on re-signing Derrick Rose despite the point guard’s fourth career knee operation earlier this month. In surprisingly positive remarks, Jackson said he was impressed with Rose’s attitude in his exit interview Friday and desire to return to the Knicks despite his stated mixed feelings on the triangle. Rose is…

Knicks president Phil Jackson on Friday trumpeted the worst-kept secret in the NBA, stating boldly it is time for Carmelo Anthony to accept a trade, and he will shop him this offseason to a contender. In a wide-ranging 49-minute press conference, Jackson said he made his intention clear in his “not-contentious” exit meeting with Anthony,…

The Knicks might have bigger concerns than trying to trade Carmelo Anthony.

GREENBURGH, N.Y.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Phil Jackson said Friday that it would be better for Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks if Anthony were on a different team next season.

The genuine fear is that Dolan and Anthony may have been the victims of an elaborate basketball Ponzi scheme.

Phil Jackson believes the Knicks season went sour when he went on vacation, and moving forward he wants to be more hands-on.

Phil Jackson publicly sent Carmelo Anthony to the trading block: They are no longer a fit. It was a failure and it’s time to move on.

Phil Jackson has bigger problems than Carmelo Anthony.

Phil Jackson wants Carmelo Anthony gone but doesn’t think Kristaps Porzingis is ready to step into those Nike’s.

Anthony retains a no-trade clause that gives him final say over where he is dealt, but Jackson, the team president, made his preference clear.

Plum, the top pick in the W.N.B.A. draft on Thursday, is a prolific lefty like Harden. But she hopes that female players will soon be a measuring stick.

Matt Bonner, a fan favorite in San Antonio for 10 seasons, has moved quickly into his new role as a studio analyst for Spurs’ broadcasts. The cheap ties? They’re new.

Speaking to local reporters he had avoided since September, Jackson, the team’s president for three seasons, said the Knicks were still several years away from being a contender.

Two elite players set to go head-to-head in the N.B.A. playoffs: Robinson recalls his battle with Hakeem Olajuwon in the 1995 Western Conference finals.

Kristaps Porzingis declined to attend team exit meetings at the conclusion of the New York Knicks season, Ian Begley of ESPN reported on Friday night.

The Daily News Live panels discusses Phil Jackson’s end of the season press conference.

Jackson recently met with Anthony, explaining to him during that meeting why he thinks it’s time for the two sides to part ways.

The 28-year-old Rose averaged 18 points, 4.4 assists, and 3.8 rebounds in 64 games with the Knicks this season.

With Joakim Noah out, Hernangomez saw his playing time increase dramatically during the second half of the season.