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Anthony staying with Knicks, wants to build winner

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2014 file photo, New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony smiles as he watches from the bench during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Bobcats, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Signing day has arrived in the NBA, if the biggest free agents care to grab their pens. But it’s unclear if Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade _ who all might be waiting on LeBron James to go first _ are ready. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File) FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2014 file photo, New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony smiles as he watches from the bench during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Bobcats, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Signing day has arrived in the NBA, if the biggest free agents care to grab their pens. But it’s unclear if Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade _ who all might be waiting on LeBron James to go first _ are ready. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

By Associated Press July 13, 2014 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – Carmelo Anthony is remaining with the Knicks, saying he wants “to stay and build here with this city and my team.”

Anthony made his decision official Sunday with a posting on his website. He writes: “In the end, I am a New York Knick at heart.”

Anthony explains that he owed it to himself to explore other opportunities as a free agent, but in the end his “heart never wavered.”

The Knicks can pay the All-Star forward they acquired in February 2011 nearly $130 million over five years.

Knicks President Phil Jackson is expected to talk about Anthony’s decision later Sunday in Las Vegas, where the Knicks are practicing on an off day at the summer league.