The New York Knicks were viewed as one of the “tanking teams” in the 2017-18 season in the wake of the Carmelo Anthony trade. That was before everyone realized just how good Kristaps Porzingis already was. The expectations of some have shifted to the playoffs.
ESPN’s Basketball Power Index (BPI) doesn’t share that sentiment. It gives New York a 12.7 percent chance to make the postseason, and that was before Friday’s blowout loss to the Toronto Raptors that dropped the Knicks to 8-7.
BPI predicts that New York will win 36 games.