The Knicks had spent the previous two days creating a baseline for what they hope will be the first steps toward a righting of the long-struggling franchise with Leon Rose staging a draft night that satisfied fans, making trades that seemed competent and then ripping apart the remnants of last year’s roster.
But still the work to be done is arduous and the competition was put on display as the doors to the free-agent market swung open Friday night.
A less than star-studded class received an addition when Gordon Hayward opted out of the final year of his contract with the Boston Celtics.