The New York Knicks splurged on Derrick Rose (one-year, $21.3 million) and Joakim Noah (four-years, $72 million) last offseason only to lose more games than the Philadelphia 76ers.
Instead of building around Kristaps Porzingis, a 21-year-old basketball unicorn capable of knocking down 3-pointers and protecting the rim, the Knicks signed an over-the-hill Rose and creaky Noah to eight-figure salaries. Neither of these players fit the Porzingis timeline or, frankly, any winning basketball timeline.
Some fans were dooped by the Knicks flashy offseason. Rose was, too. He called the Knicks a “super team” in the offseason, putting unnecessarily high expectations on a shoddy roster incapable of making a serious dent in the Eastern Conference hierarchy.