Tom Thibodeau, New York Knicks (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Going into the 2021 season, New York Knicks fans were bracing themselves for another season of long losing streaks and lottery picks. Fast forward 26 games and New York is now in a position to be a part of the play-in tournament for the playoffs. If the Knicks stay in this spot or ascend, they will be playing in their first playoff game since May 17th, 2013. Since then we’ve seen Carmelo Anthony leave the team via trade, not coming close to accomplishing anything with the team we had in mind.