It's been over 30 years since the path for the New York Knicks making it to the NBA Finals has been as clear as it is in 2025-26. Already, they rank second in the East standings with a dominant record of 20-8, rank fourth in the always valuable point differential department, and find two conference juggernauts in the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics crippled by injuries.
However, a new idea proposed by Bill Simmons would make such a journey even easier for New York if it were to actually come to fruition, as it would add a once-prominent competitor to this aforementioned list of the fallen.