entered the new century, the NBA has exactly 20 seasons, counting 20 years:
has some teams that have completed several reconstructions, from peak to trough to peak, such as the Lakers, Heat, and Celtics. Some teams of
are old and tough, 20 years old, such as the Spurs and Lone Rangers. Some teams at
have been brilliant, sluggish, and are still struggling to rebuild, such as the Suns and Timberwolves.
and other teams are down-to-earth, unable to reach the top but not willing to bottom out, such as the Rockets, Nuggets, and Jazz.
Aside from the short history of building the Charlotte Hornets, almost all teams have had a glorious period in 20 years. There is only one champion, and not every team has the goal of winning. Maybe it's just the conference finals, maybe it's just the division champion, or just entering the playoffs year after year.
But I was surprised to find that there is only one team that has never been better in 20 years. Even if you have a star, you can hardly tell that this is his team, and it is even harder to tell that they are the strongest in the East within a few years. This is the New York Knicks.
sits on the largest market. The team that claims to be the No. 1 in market value and No. 1 in revenue reflects a mess in terms of performance. This is probably the biggest black humor of nba.
The Knicks have only entered the playoffs in the 00-01 season, the 03-04 season, the 10-11 season, and the 12-13 season, and they only advanced to the second round for the last time.
At that time they had Anthony, Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler, JR Smith, Billups at their peak. However, after many years, the only memory of this team is "Lin Crazy" written in the English dictionary.
logically has a poor record, so there are always high-ranking players who can always choose a star of tomorrow. But it's also the old hapless guy, not to mention the wisdom of the eye, the year after year is bleak, but it is difficult to get the top three picks.
's only valuable draft pick Porzingis with the 4th pick in 15 years. After finally finding the cornerstone of the team, the player was injured for a year and a half, and was decisively traded to the Lone Ranger during his recovery. You say he is wrong, but it saves a huge salary space.
So last season, the Knicks signed Randall, Morris Jr., Portis, Harkleys and a bunch of inconsistent forward swingers with huge space. It feels like they are not here to build. The team was here to stir up the shit, and Durant and Owen, the biggest fish in the market at the time, swam to the Nets next door. This is not the scariest. The scariest thing is that these operations were done after the 198 guard swingman Barrett was selected with a pick.
this year's offseason, all but Randle have left the team. Except for the little Morris who left mid-season, who earned a first-round pick, why did the others come? Even for Randall, the high probability is that the three-year 63 million contract is not easy to deal with, and the team needs to trigger the poor ghost line to stay.
Speaking of this year's "winter window", New York originally planned to use the league's highest salary of 40 million to create a huge sensation, and finally it was lonely. Some sources said that they had contacted the Celtics and wanted to blow Hayward, but they were cut off by the Hornets.
In the new season, the Knicks claim to have 11 lottery picks, 10 of which are in the top 10 picks:
Michael Kidd Gilchrist (No. 2 show).
RJ-Barrett (No. 3 show).
Austin Rivers (show number 10).
Julius Randall (No. 7 show).
Elfried Payton (No. 10 show).
Dennis Smith (No. 9 show).
Kevin Knox (the 9th show).
Frank Nellikina (the 8th show).
Narence Noel (No. 6 show).
Obi Toppin (the 8th show).
Alec Burks (the 12th show).
is really talented. So who can be the cornerstone of the team? Barrett? Last season, he averaged 30.4 minutes, 14.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists. In the new season, Barrett has just jumped out of the striker group and entered the guard group. There are 7 guards in the New York lineup. In short, he just doesn't want him to brush up. Look at the sun vs. Booker and the eagle vs. Yang. They are all hard training. Don't let the record go. Barrett left tears of envy.
The new season has not yet started, and the Knicks have already targeted 2022.By then they still have the largest space and the largest market, and there are too many big fish on the market than this year. It is time to set sail! But, can they really?
