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Zion would be nice someday, but the Knicks are finally building an actual team

Ambition has been home in New York, the allure of jumping into the heart of the city’s intense fray has, for generations, driven migration, movies and music.

Some see the semi-organized mayhem of the place and turn around. Others want to see if they can make it there … and then never leave.

You can apparently count Zion Williamson, the 20-year-old native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, and current resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, among the latter.

Williamson made his first NBA appearance in Madison Square Garden Sunday, scoring 34 in a Pelicans loss to the Knicks.