The Brooklyn Nets coup during the summer of 2019 injected a large dose of star power into the New York City sports scene. The New York Knicks and Madison Square Garden have long been the city’s favorite squad and theater for basketball. Over the years, The Garden has been graced by some of the game’s most elite talent.
But with names like Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving printed on the backs of Nets jerseys, a new juggernaut, from Brooklyn, has emerged amidst the skyscrapers in Manhattan. In fact, if history tells us anything, it’s that the Knicks, for quite some time, have been second-fiddle to just about any team in the arms race for top tier-free agents.