This summer will ascertain whether this ranking is far too high or laughably low. For the time being, so it should be just perfect.
The’Bockers are almost a blank canvas. The Kristaps Porzingis deadline deal erased most of long-term commitments. Their highest guaranteed salary for next season is Frank Ntilikina’s $4.9 million. No dream is too big for the Knicks right now. As Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale broke down, it is not impossible to find a scenario in which Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis all call Madison Square Garden house next year.
Is it likely? Not in the least. However, if the Knicks have their built-in market advantages, plus loads of cap room and a decent shot at securing the No. 1 choice, that’s an army of resources many clubs would struggle to match.
Of course, there’s also an flooring to consider.
Cap distance might not mean Irving and/or Durant. Perhaps It’s Kemba Walker and Khris Middleton. Perhaps it’s no one. Considering that the revamped lottery odds, the Knicks may end up drafting fourth or fifth. So, rather than Zion Williamson (along with a possible path to Davis), possibly the draft haul is just Cam Reddish or even Jarrett Culver.
New York has some youth set up, although its possible is in flux. While Mitchell Robinson looks ahead of schedule and Allonzo Trier has been a huge surprise, Kevin Knox looks predictably raw. Additionally, Dennis Smith Jr. is far from a sure thing, and Ntilikina’s outlook is cloudy at best.
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