Exactly one year ago rumors linked the Knicks with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. The hope was that Zion Williamson could be theirs in the draft, or be parlayed into some kid of trade to land Anthony Davis. Playoffs? ECF? The franchise’s first title since 1973? All our dreams were fair game.
Instead, here we are. KD and Kyrie became Julius Randle and Marcus Morris. Instead of drafting Batman, the Knicks landed Robin. They could win 20 games in a row and still be below .500. The playoffs might as well be Mars. David Fizdale was fired six weeks into the season; eight weeks later, president Steve Mills has been sacked.