It's safe to say Bernard King knows a thing or two about scoring in the NBA.
The 14-year NBA veteran scored nearly 20,000 points in his career, almost 5,500 of which coming with the New York Knicks.
So while some question Carmelo Anthony's ability to succeed in the triangle offense, the former elite Knicks scorer thinks Anthony is a perfect fit.
If he gets some help.
"Carmelo has not had a second superstar to play with. And you're not going to win a championship, by and large, unless at minimum, a second superstar," King said. "Sometimes, three (stars) are necessary (to win the title). If you look at San Antonio and their success other than when David Robertson and Tim Duncan were together. ... Look at Michael (Jordan) and Scottie (Pippen)."
Anthony, of course, hopes to attract another superstar to New York this summer or next. With Amar'e Stoudemire and Andrea Bargnani's contract coming off of the books, the Knicks are expected to have enough money to sign a free agent to a maximum contract this summer. Memphis' Marc Gasol and Boston's Rajon Rondo are expected to test free agency. In 2016, Kevin Durant is expected to be available.
As far as this season goes, King, who has a relationship with Anthony, sees good things ahead for Anthony.
"If you have a high basketball IQ, you can play in any system," King says. "And the triangle is really all about spacing, keeping the floor open, moving the basketball and moving your body. In a very simplistic way, it's a passing game more than anything else.
"For that system to succeed, you have to have personnel who are good passers and you have to have personnel that understand floor-spacing and understand movement and all of that constitutes part of the triangle. And Carmelo's game fits very nicely into that," King said.
Some wonder how well Anthony -- a player who has thrived in isolation in the past -- will fit into an offense predicated on ball movement. But King sees it as a good marriage of player and system.
"He moves well without the basketball," King said. "He's a great open-court shooter. If he catches the ball, he can catch-and-shoot, he can come off screens, he can drive to the basket. And if he comes off a screen and he gets in the lane, he can also find you in the corner for a teammate to take a set jump shot. So he has all the prerequisite skills to be successful in the triangle."
Anthony has said it will take some time before he is fully comfortable in the new offense. He looked a little passive on opening night, scoring just 14 points on 13 shots in a blowout loss to Chicago. On Thursday, Anthony had a strong night on both ends of the floor, scoring 25 points on 9-for-17 shooting and handing out six assists in the Knicks' upset of the Cavs.
Running for a cause: King is among a group of NBA players and executives running the NYC Marathon on Sunday as a relay team to promote the NBA's commitment to youth fitness.
"Oh, that's going to be interesting," King said with a laugh. "I hope there is oxygen at the end of the run."
NBA commissioner Adam Silver will participate in the race by running the first three miles and Dikembe Mutombo will finish it. Ex-Knicks Charles Oakley and Greg Anthony will also participate.
King also helped conduct an NBA-sponsored clinic for NYC youth that stressed the importance of education and maintaining an active lifestyle.
"A lot of these kids are sedentary and they're not active so this is a very good way to get this messages out -- the importance of being active and being fit," King said.
Stamp of approval: One of King's newest business ventures will be producing stamps with images of NBA stars on them.
He has a license with the NBA that allows him to take images of the players from game action and place it on a postage stamp. You can find more information on bkingstamps.com.