LAS VEGAS — While Phil Jackson said he hasn’t debriefed Carmelo Anthony on the Knicks’ modest free-agent haul this July, at least someone prominent from the organization has.
According to an NBA source, general manager Steve Mills has been in communication with Anthony across the free-agent process to explain the recent additions.
As president, Jackson delegates a lot, and Mills is in charge of directly speaking with agents and other teams regarding potential trades or free-agent acquisitions. According to the source, Mills also handles reaching out to players on matters such as recent transactions.
In fact, Mills has said publicly Anthony spent a lot of time in his office going over “the boards’’ regarding potential free agents they were after.