Coming into this season, it was well-documented that the New York Knicks, after many seasons of mediocrity, would be at the beginning stages of a rebuild.
During the offseason, they hired a new general manager in Scott Perry after parting ways with Phil Jackson. They traded franchise player Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder. And they acquired two young backcourt players in Frank Ntilikina and Tim Hardaway Jr.
Combine those two with an already interesting frontcourt in Kristaps Porzingis and Willy Hernangomez, and the Knicks looked to have a foundation with which to start the rebuilding process.