This summer will determine whether this ranking is far too high or laughably low. For the time being, that means it should be just right.
The’Bockers are nearly a blank canvas. The Kristaps Porzingis deadline bargain erased most of long-term obligations. 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’s not impossible to discover a scenario in which Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis all call Madison Square Garden home next year.
Is it possible? 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 will struggle to match.
Of course, there’s also an flooring to consider.
Cap distance may not imply Irving and/or Durant. Maybe it’s Kemba Walker and Khris Middleton. Maybe it’s no one. Considering that the revamped lottery chances, the Knicks might wind up drafting fourth or fifth. So, rather than Zion Williamson (along with a potential path to Davis), maybe the draft haul is just Cam Reddish or Jarrett Culver.
New York already has some childhood set up, although its potential is in flux. While Mitchell Robinson looks before schedule and Allonzo Trier has been a tremendous surprise, Kevin Knox looks predictably raw. Moreover, Dennis Smith Jr. is far from a sure thing, also Ntilikina’s outlook is cloudy at best.
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