It’s been eight hours since news broke that RJ Barrett and the Knicks have agreed on a four-year extension paying him as much as $120M through 2027. Eight hours is more than enough time for some clever wag to troll Knick fans with a fake banner in the MSG rafters reading “2022 RE-SIGNED THEIR OWN 1st-ROUND PICK.” Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s — the burn is earned, and more funny than cruel — and get thy haters behind thee. Today through however far ahead the Knicks care to look, RJ is there. That’s good.
Word around the docks is extending RJ makes it less likely the Knicks can swing a deal with Utah for Donovan Mitchell this summer.