Carmelo Anthony on the Knicks, Linsanity, and Why He Chose New York

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Carmelo Anthony joins Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber for a wide ranging conversation on the Knicks’ playoff run, what has changed under Mike Brown, and why this team may be finding its identity at the perfect time. Melo breaks down the defensive shift, Karl Anthony Towns’ evolution, and the kind of role players who can swing a postseason series. The conversation also dives into Melo’s own New York story, including why he never became a Net, why he has no regrets about choosing the Knicks, and how personal stability shaped his career decisions. He also addresses the long running Jeremy Lin rumors and explains why he wants to reconnect publicly to celebrate Linsanity as a special moment in Knicks and NBA history.

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0:00.0	joining us right now a man who is a hall of famer a man who is a media mogul because now he
0:06.5	hosts podcasts you see him on mbc he's also a 10 time all star and he's in our window seat brought
0:11.9	to you by window rama save up to 30% on new windows indoors and that of course is carmello
0:16.8	anthony carmello tiki barber i'm ev'm Evan Roberts. Thanks for coming on today, man.
0:38.2	Yes, sir, baby. Thanks for having me, man. No, it's great to have you. Carmelo joins us on behalf of Draft Kings, one of the most exciting places to engage in the NBA playoffs. Carmelo, how are you feeling? Former Nick, obviously, you'd heavily engage in this team. How are you feeling about this team, especially resting so much.
0:39.8	And we knew that that's so important,
0:38.2	you know, some of the injury issues. obviously you'd heavily engage in this team. How are you feeling about this team, especially resting so much?
0:42.1	And we knew that that's so important, you know, some of the injury issues that they've had.
0:43.7	But how are you feeling about this team?
0:48.5	I think we are, I'll say we as a, as a New York.
0:49.4	It's always we. It's always we.
0:50.8	I would say the Knicks are in a very, very unique situation right now.
0:57.5	Being doing, I say that because this was a team that was trying to figure out who they
1:03.1	were as a team with the lineups.
1:05.6	They were trying to figure out offensive systems.
1:07.6	They was trying to get Mike Brown.
1:09.2	Everybody was trying to figure it out.
1:28.3	And when you put a team like that together, when our team was already there, but when you put a team like that together in the plan over four or five years, then you bring a new coach in the year that the Knicks have to make the Eastern Conference finals, the year that the Knicks have to make the finals. It can become, you've got to figure that out, right?
1:30.7	And not everybody's going to be on the same page early.
1:35.6	But I would like to say that the last three weeks of the season, the regular season,
1:36.8	the Knicks figured it out.
1:40.8	And they figured out what would their identity than they hung their hat on defense.
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