When Jackson took on the role as President of the New York Knicks, many believed that the team’s attitude and look will change completely. After making some off season moves, Jackson announced that he believes that the Knicks are a playoff contender for this season. Hit the jump for details.
Via ESPN:
“We believe that we’re going to be a playoff team and then we don’t know how far we’ll be able to go,” Jackson said Friday. “We’re hoping for the best.”
Jackson shook up the Knicks’ roster in his first offseason as team president.
In addition to re-signing Carmelo Anthony, Jackson fired coach Mike Woodson and hired rookie coach Derek Fisher.
He also traded starters Raymond Felton and Tyson Chandler to Dallas for a package that included veteran point guard Jose Calderon and center Samuel Dalembert.
“We have really good depth on this team. I think we feel like we’re backed up in every position with some depth, and I think that’s really good,” Jackson said. “Derek can feature what he wants to feature on the different units during preseason and find out who works well together.”
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