“No matter what we gotta do, no matter how we gotta do it, no matter how hard it is to maintain this crown, we gotta do what we gotta do. And I think that’s the mentality coming into this season. Also, I think each individual player had to get better at something and get stronger in their weaknesses this offseason. If they did that, again, that’s the championship mindset.”

Carmelo Anthony · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-20

Anthony discussed the championship mindset needed heading into the new season, emphasizing that each player had to improve their weaknesses during the offseason.