Knicks hope Anthony will be a bargain

Potential free agent Carmelo Anthony will be asked to give the New York Knicks a discount on his next contract in order to help build a title contender, team president Phil Jackson said on Wednesday.

Anthony, who finished the 2013-14 NBA season second on the scoring list with an average of 27.4 points per game and was one of the few bright spots in New York's 37-45 campaign, could declare himself a free agent on July 1.

"I'd like to appeal to his better nature about winning," Jackson said at the Knicks practice center. "That's the beginning of team play."