Former NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire recently shed light on his reasons for transitioning from the New York Knicks to the Dallas Mavericks during an appearance on The Garden Party podcast , hosted by Knicks super fan and movie director Benny Safdie. The six-time All-Star candidly revealed that internal locker room divisions and a lack of buy-in from teammates towards Coach Phil Jackson’s triangle offense prompted his decision to leave the Knicks.
“Look, I gotta get outta here. We won like 17 games. I can’t stick around with this. Nobody wants to buy into the triangle offense. There’s a divide in the locker room.” (23:00)
His frustration with the team’s lack of success and cohesion ultimately led to his departure and subsequent signing with the Dallas Mavericks. Stoudemire’s move was driven not only by the Knicks’ poor on-court performance but also by deeper systemic issues within the team…