Exactly five months to the day, the New York Knicks began free agent expenditures, that resulted in $70 million being spent on seven players. None of them were Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving or Kawhi Leonard, but on Marcus Morris, Julius Randle and Bobby Portis; hardly a star-studded group, but players with solid NBA backgrounds.
These players were expected to at least improve the Knicks from their miserable 17-65 season when development was prioritized, and players like Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Enes Kanter departed midseason.