Following the opening few weeks of last summer’s free agency period, a sense of major disappointment was palpable among the fans of the New York Knicks. Team President Phil Jackson had seemingly struck out among the team’s major targets – including LaMarcus Aldridge and Greg Monroe – and were forced to settle on a slew of B-List names instead.
Among these players was Derrick Williams, the former second overall pick who had wholly failed to fulfill the lofty expectations placed over his head following the 2011 NBA draft.