New York Knicks: 5 takeaways from 2017-18 Media Day

3. Closure from the Carmelo Anthony era

The Knicks had to address the elephant in the room in regard to the trade of Carmelo Anthony over the weekend. Steve Mills and Scott Perry were more than prepared to address the move and its impact moving forward for the franchise.

An hour before the start of Media Day, the Knicks released a video thanking Anthony for his years with the team. It was a respectful look back at all he had done in New York since arriving in 2011 from the Denver Nuggets.

Team president Steve Mills thanked Anthony for his on and off the court efforts during his talk with reporters.

"“This is a deal we feel works for both this franchise and Carmelo, We thank him for his seven seasons in a Knicks uniform and all that he accomplished off the court for the City of New York by using his platform to address social issues.”"

Perry followed up Mills’ comments with a look at the team’s future after the trade and beyond.

"“With this trade, we have added scoring and aggressiveness to our frontcourt, and bolstered the team’s perimeter shooting,” Perry said. “We are glad to have finalized a trade that made sense for all of us.”"