The New York Knicks have done what fans have been been imploring them to do for the better part of 15 years: build a contender. The immediate championship aspirations may or may not be realistic, but New York has the talent to contend.
The general consensus is that team president Phil Jackson did an excellent job in free agency, which makes the specifics of his success the topic at hand.
There was no limit to the Knicks’ areas of weakness or inconsistency during the 2015-16 season. As the 32-50 team record would imply, New York was plagued by issues that crippled its chances of making the playoffs.