"With LeBron getting in this free agency, and all this stuff, (it's) kind of tipsy and turvy right now," Jackson said on the night of the NBA draft. "We don't know what all that means. But we have every confidence that Carmelo is good for what his word is, that he wants to be in New York, he likes playing in New York, he wants to compete, he wants to be part of a playoff team that is bound and competitive toward a championship."