The Knicks had their chances this offseason to put in place a veteran leader at point guard but passed on the price tag for Chris Paul, have balked at Russell Westbrook, never made an offer to Fred VanVleet and even saw Rajon Rondo head to Atlanta. With Frank Ntilikina and Dennis Smith Jr. facing expiring contracts and Immanuel Quickey arriving as a rookie, it’s worth seeing what they have, but the Knicks also brought back Elfrid Payton on another one-year deal.
Are the Knicks in tank mode already?
If you know him, you can be certain that Tom Thibodeau is not entering a game with any thought other than winning.