Even if they don’t overperform in the playoffs, it’s been a season to remember.
, and neither would rank among even the top three most recognizable players on the Warriors, Suns, Clippers, Lakers, 76ers, or the Celtics. They’re great players. But they’re not stars. The Knicks don’t have any stars.I can remember in my nearly 25 years as a Knicks fan. The Knicks have eight, nine, maybe 10 above-average players on their team, from Randle and Brunson to ever-intriguing former No.
And whether or not that happens, the Knicks are unlikely to stop acquiring a bold-faced name.They’re surely already lining up to make bids for Dallas’s disgruntled Luka Doncic, if he decides to demand a trade at any time over the next year.
That will all be familiar. But what’s different and refreshing is this year’s team, this collection of excellent players, who have managed to put together one of the best Knicks seasons of the last 30 years. Maybe they’lllike they did against Atlanta two years ago, or maybe something even more special awaits. But it is undeniably more joyous to watch the Knicks right now than it has been in a long time. They’re not changing the world, or leaping off the front pages of the tabloids.
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