As the New York Knicks become more expensive, finding production from young players on cheap contracts becomes mission critical to keeping the bones of their veteran core intact. Yet, this search for cost-controlled impact requires giving actual playing time to at least one of their prospects. And it doesn’t sound like the Knicks believe they’ll be able to do that next season.
Keith Smith of Spotrac published a tour de force of NBA intel coming out of Las Vegas Summer League. Among his many tidbits included this from a Knicks scout:
“This is a tough rotation to crack.