This summer will ascertain whether this ranking is far too high or laughably low. For the time being, so it ought to be just right.
The’Bockers are a blank canvas. The Kristaps Porzingis deadline deal erased all long-term commitments. Their greatest 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 , it’s not impossible to find a situation in which Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis all call Madison Square Garden house next season.
Is it possible? Not in the least. But when the Knicks have all their built-in marketplace benefits, and plenty of cap room and a decent shot at securing the No. 1 pick, that’s an army of assets many clubs would struggle to match.
Obviously, there’s also an flooring.
Cap distance might not imply Irving or Durant. Perhaps It’s Kemba Walker and Khris Middleton. Maybe it’s no one. Given the revamped lottery odds, the Knicks may end up drafting fifth or fourth. So, rather than Zion Williamson (along with a potential route to Davis), maybe the draft haul is just Cam Reddish or Jarrett Culver.
New York already has some childhood set up, although its potential remains in flux. While Mitchell Robinson appears before schedule and Allonzo Trier was a tremendous surprise, Kevin Knox looks predictably raw. Additionally, Dennis Smith Jr. is far from a sure thing, and Ntilikina’s prognosis is cloudy at best.
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