Five observations on the Knicks’ calamitous opening of free agency, when their $72 million of cap space set for two max players did not lead to a superstar coming to the Garden.
1. Let’s hit this right away. It’s disingenuous and an oversimplification to spin the Knicks weren’t interested in post-Achilles Kevin Durant for the max after they had already lost out on him. One ESPN report suggested as such. It’s easy to float that spin after Durant already told you he was not interested in a face-to-face meeting, prompting brass to fly to Los Angeles on Sunday morning to huddle with second and third tier players.