Fans hoping to see Kobe Bryant in a New York Knicks uniform are going to be disappointed by this:

In an interview on Monday with Yahoo Sports, Bryant didn’t sound like a player ready to play for another organization.

"A lot of players want to go to different teams or contend to win championships," Bryant said. "I'm a Laker, man. I'm a Laker for better or worse."

The Kobe-to-the-Knicks theory surfaced [again] last week when team president Phil Jackson speculated that Bryant may play for another team next in 2016-17.

Bryant previously stated that he may retire after the season.

“I don’t think it’s his last year,” Jackson said last Friday. “It sounds like it may be his last year as a Laker.”

This fueled speculation that Bryant would sign with the Knicks next season and rejoin Jackson and Derek Fisher, whom he won titles with in Los Angeles.

The Knicks project to have nearly $20 million in cap space next season and could probably afford to sign Bryant. The move would likely eat up most of their cap space, though.

“Open” battles for starting five: Fisher acknowledged that there are several starting positions up for grabs in training camp. The coach didn’t offer any specifics but it’s fair to assume that Carmelo Anthony and Robin Lopez are the only two players who are penciled in as starters coming into camp.

“I think that some guys have an advantage in terms of [being] returning players. But I think, overall, everything is open in terms of how we’re going to shape out our roster,” Fisher said. “We’ve got a big front line, we’ve got a number of big guys we can use in multiple ways.”

When Fisher mentions returning players having an advantage, he may be hinting at starting Jose Calderon at point guard initially. That's something worth monitoring.

Why West Point? Fisher believes that holding training camp at the United States Military Academy at West Point allows the Knicks to keep things in perspective.

“I think it immediately sets the stage that being in the NBA and having to practice twice a day is not the hardest thing to do in the world,” Fisher said. “And it just reminds us about the perspective that we should keep in life and that we’re truly kind of blessed and fortunate to be able to call ourselves New York Knicks and be able to play basketball for a living. The sacrifices that the young men and women make here are far beyond anything that we can do on the basketball court.”

Rough odds: One Las Vegas sports book doesn't paint a pretty picture for the 2015-16 Knicks.

The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook listed the Knicks' over/under win total at 31.5.

If the Knicks hit 31 wins, that would be a 14-win increase from last season.

Historically, it's uncommon for teams to make that jump.

Since 1983-84, 31 teams have won the equivalent of 17 or fewer games (or the equivalent for lockout seasons based on winning percentage). Over half of them (17) won 25 or fewer games the next season (or the equivalent of 25 or fewer), according ESPN Stats and Information.

The sports book lists the Knicks as 200:1 to win the NBA title.