Obi Toppin, NY Knicks (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
The NY Knicks are trying to create a long-term contender. We have heard it said many times, championship teams are built through the draft. While that doesn’t seem like the case of late since the favorites to win the championship: Lakers, Nets, and Clippers, were all built around players acquired via free agency or trade, but that is the exception, not the norm.
But, aside from the 3 teams just mentioned, the best teams in this era, the Warriors and Spurs, acquired most of their core players through the draft.