Part two of this three-part roster construction series focuses on the second unit. The New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets both have youth and a veteran presence sprinkled on their benches. This, of course, follows Part 1 of the Knicks-Nets mixed roster series.
Of the players that were prominently featured on the Knicks bench, only Damyean Dotson, Mitchell Robinson and Allonzo Trier remain. Frank Ntilikina, the Knicks longest-tenured player, will also return for his third NBA season, and after an impressive showing during the FIBA World Cup, one must wonder whether head coach David Fizdale will give the Frenchman more playing time this year.