Stronger Kristaps Porzingis teases ‘new stuff’ to wow Knicks: Get ready for some “new stuff” from Kristaps Porzingis, who is trying to avoid the proverbial second-year jinx after a smashing rookie season. The 7-foot-3 Latvian sophomore said he has gained strength in the lower body, improved his ability to dribble down court and still plans to rattle Garden rims like he did during the 2015-16 campaign, when he became the Garden’s most worshiped player. -- New York Post

How defense and fate brought ‘other’ guard splashes to Knicks: You hear “impactful new Knick guard,” and if you are among 99.9 percent of the populace, you think “Derrick Rose.” But you would not be wrong if you thought of either a guy who finally got his 2009 draft-night wish or another guy now with his seventh team in nine seasons. Reserve point guard Brandon Jennings and likely starting two guard Courtney Lee were imported in the Knicks’ summer makeover. -- New York Post

This is the most excited Knicks have seen Carmelo Anthony: This was media day, that time every year the day before NBA training camps start, when players swear they have never felt fitter, the team has never looked better and the biggest worry — health permitting, of course — is whether or not they will be able to handle all the Finals ticket requests from family and friends. Carmelo Anthony acknowledged similar past claims — “I say this every year coming into training camp, but I feel great,” he said — but he emphasized, stressed, insisted, darn near pinky swore one undeniable proposition. -- New York Post

Carmelo Anthony: ‘I feel in the best shape I’ve felt in a long time’: Carmelo Anthony finally feels like Phil Jackson found him help. But the four-time Olympic medalist still believes success or failure will fall on his shoulders, as will the all-too-familiar outside scrutiny. It’s been that way since he joined the Knicks in 2011. -- New York Daily News

Carmelo Anthony thinks racial turmoil is ‘actually getting worse’: Piggybacking the words from team management two days earlier, Knicks players expressed their desire to send a unified message in the face of continued social unrest in the United States. Backup point guard Brandon Jennings, underscoring this inclusive theme, invoked what has become an opposing message to the Black Lives Matters movement. -- New York Daily News

Carmelo Anthony excited about revamped Knicks: Carmelo Anthony was enthusiastically speaking about how good he felt as the Knicks convened for Media Day in a conference room at the Ritz Carlton hotel when it was pointed out that he will start practices Tuesday with the fifth head coach he’s played for since coming to New York and a nearly completely new roster. -- The Record

Knicks' Derrick Rose may have to deal with police probe: It was a day for new beginnings, to turn the page on the past, for Derrick Rose. But it wasn’t that easy. The injury history he could put aside. The departure from Chicago and a new start with the Knicks was easy to come to grips with. But the off-court troubles were not something that he could escape. -- The Record

Carmelo Anthony excited about buzz and focus surrounding the Knicks: New point guard Derrick Rose took more questions about his pending civil rape trial than about the team, and starting center Joakim Noah was excused from the Knicks’ annual media day and first day of training camp because of a family matter. This wasn’t an ideal way for the Knicks to start a new season, but it didn’t affect their optimism. -- Newsday