Carmelo is credited with making the Knicks relevant again, making 5 all-star appearances and finishing 2nd in 2013 MVP voting. His lack of playoff success is often criticized however only winning 1 playoff series in his Knicks career, and being seen as a selfish ballhog type of player.
Easy answer should be no.
A longer answer would detail the storied franchise that is the New York Knicks and that they retire the jerseys of players who actually did something significant there.
Melo was a ball hog, got his points, and barely got past the 1st Rd once in his time there. Not everyone, hometown kid or not, deserves a jersey retirement.
I also believe he shouldn’t have his Jersey retired in Denver either
Is the Knicks franchise considered storied? Their overall results are below average compared to other teams though they are very popular.