Al Harrington wanted to remain with the Knicks, but coach Mike D'Antoni had no interest in bringing him back.

"Hell no," Harrington said. "He definitely didn't want me back. That was the most obvious thing of all. We all knew that he didn't want me to be there."

Harrington agreed to a five-year, $34 million deal with the Nuggets on Tuesday night. For months, he was hoping that New York president Donnie Walsh would find a way to keep him.

He said a lack of communication with D'Antoni led to their sour relationship.

"Communication is the key with everything," Harrington added. "I respect people that tell you what it is. Don't tell me one thing and say something different to somebody else."