Carmelo Anthony was hoping to return to the New York Knicks last summer and the plan was to bring Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant with him.
According to a person close to Anthony, his representatives were in contact with Knicks management about Anthony rejoining the organization as a free agent on a minimum contract. Anthony’s camp was trying to convince the Knicks that signing Anthony would help the club’s pursuit of Irving and Durant, who became free agents on June 30.
The Knicks were intrigued about the possibility of signing Anthony, who throughout his years in New York maintained a good relationship with Garden chairman James Dolan. However, the Knicks said they would only be interested in signing Anthony once Irving and Durant made commitments to the club. That never happened, of course, as both All-Stars elected to sign with the Brooklyn Nets. The Knicks then rushed to sign several free-agent power forwards — Marcus Morris, Julius Randle, Bobby Portis —…
