CBS · Apr 14, 2015
Schmeelk: When Stakes Are Highest, Knicks Do The Absolute Worst Thing
New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher reacts to a call during against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on April 13, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)The Knicks have played terrible basketball all year. Watching them has been tantamount to corporal punishment. But all the pain and torture was supposed to yield at least a good chance of a happy ending.
Though there were no guarantees, the Knicks would at least have the highest-percentage chance of getting the top pick in the NBA draft. It could yield a franchise changing player like Karl-Anthony Towns or Jahlil Okafor, or at the very worst a top-four pick in a top-heavy draft.
