NBA Rumors: Carmelo Anthony confirms Phil Jackson coming on board with New York Knicks

As each day passes, the possibility of Phil Jackson returning to the New York Knicks–where he won two rings as a player–as an executive seems to become more and more of a reality, and that went one step further on Wednesday with star Carmelo Anthony confirming that Jackson will be “coming on board.”

"“I still don’t have a lot of the details, all the details. Have I heard? Yeah, I heard he will be coming on board, not official yet,” Anthony said. “You can always use Phil Jackson inside an organization, his philosophy, his mindset, his resume, what he brings to a team, what he brings to an organization. That goes without even saying, so we’ll see how that plays out. “You can’t take for granted what he knows about the game of basketball, whether he’s on the sideline or in the front office. I’m sure he will try to his best to do what he has to do to try to build a championship team. He knows how to put guys together, put a team together. We’ll see what happens, but I haven’t talked to him, haven’t talked to anyone about the front office about their plans or anything like that.”"

It’s been speculated for the better part of the last week that Jackson will be striking an official deal with the organization by the end of the week, and this all but confirms that happening, having the star of the franchise noting his impending arrival.