Carmelo Anthony has declared several times during this preseason that he will fully embrace the Knicks’ new triangle offense, even if it means shooting and scoring less than he has in the past.

“I don’t think I’ll be the scoring champ, especially in this system with the way we’re playing and the way it’s going to be well-balanced,” Anthony told reporters over the weekend, the point being that it may not be necessary for him to take as many shots in the triangle. Last year, he was second in the NBA with 1,643 field-goal attempts,...