NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks see an opportunity and aren’t shy about their intentions of taking it.

“Knicks will be the No. 1 seed in the East,” Carmelo Anthony said.

OK, so it’s former players who are talking big. The current Knicks won’t say much about the expectations on them for this season, leaving that to others such as Anthony, the Hall of Famer who is now an NBC Sports studio analyst.

And he’s right to like their chances. For the first time since Anthony led the NBA in scoring for a team that won 54 games in 2012-13, the Knicks should be the best team in the Atlantic Division.

With Jayson Tatum sidelined and other key players gone, the Boston Celtics look nothing like the team that won the NBA title just two seasons ago. The Philadelphia 76ers, too reliant on players suc

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