When the New York Knicks selected RJ Barrett with the third pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, the belief was that they had added a foundational cornerstone talent who could one day become the club's de facto, go-to option.
Four years after his arrival, however, the wing found his stock drop from a hopeful number one to, at best, a number three behind the likes of Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle.
Whether it was due to poor fit from a skill-set standpoint or the toughness of mentally accepting such a demotion, the experiment with this trio never seemed to pan out, and by the time his fifth season in the Big Apple was starting to take off, Barrett found himself being shipped off to Toronto for a fresh start.