As has become tradition, the Knicks performed surgery on their roster during the offseason, shedding the likes of Damyean Dotson and Bobby Portis in favor of Austin Rivers and Nerlens Noel while hoping the new set of role players will outperform their predecessors.
Last offseason, we said farewell to OAKAAK’s like Emmanuel Mudiay, Noah Vonleh, Mario Hezonja and DeAndre Jordan. Oh how sad it was to say goodbye. But we didn’t cry because it was over, we smiled because it happened.
This year, the Knicks have a new front office, which decided that the previous front office didn’t quite nail last season’s roster.