It’s been a rough year in New York. Kristaps Porzingis tore his ACL and the Knicks are going to miss the playoffs for a fifth straight season. But that doesn’t mean that everybody is unhappy at Madison Square Garden.

After coming off the bench in Oklahoma City for two seasons, Enes Kanter has had a solid season as the Knicks’ starting center. His scoring is down a tick from last season, but he has grabbed a career-high 10.7 rebounds per game and is one of three players averaging a double-double while shooting better than 60 percent from the field.

And Kanter likes where he is, as Al Iannazzone writes in Newsday…

The Knicks center was the one who talked about wanting to make the playoffs more than anyone on the team. Now even though they are no longer competing for a playoff spot, and they may not next season since Kristaps Porzingis will miss at least the first few months recovering from a torn ACL, Kanter is committed to staying with the Knicks.

“This is the place I want to be,” Kanter said. “I’ve said it from the beginning because I know the organization. I love the city, lot of Turkish people. With KP or without KP, I want to be here for sure.

“This is a rebuilding team and the guys around us are really amazing. From the top guy to the last guy everybody has just been awesome to me. Everybody opened their arms for me from day one. We’re just going to get better.”

The way Kanter speaks it sounds as if he’s already decided to opt in at the $18.66 million he’s signed for next season. Many people already have presumed or speculated he would. But Kanter says, “Tell those people they’re wrong.”

Kanter, who currently doesn’t have an agent, said he’s only thinking about this season.