Al Harrington has been a longtime friend of Carmelo Anthony, his former teammate in Denver.

Despite Knicks president Phil Jackson stepping up the urgency to seek a trade, Harrington said he still doesn’t see Anthony waiving his no-trade clause.

“The fact he loves New York so much, I think he probably stays for the rest of his contract,’’ said Harrington, who is in New York promoting the new Champions Basketball League. “I know he doesn’t want to leave.’’

Anthony forced a trade from the Nuggets to the Knicks in 2010.

“I was there as a teammate and he never made us feel he didn’t want to be with us,’’ Harrington said. “We were in a foxhole together but the media did their job stirring s–t up. But I know what New York means to him and I don’t see him giving up on it.’’