This is the dilemma of every Knicks fan with any sense of hope who is always wrestling with an equal appreciation of history:
You hear that Kemba Walker is available, that the Charlotte Hornets are thinking of trading the electric guard who cut his basketball teeth in The Bronx, starred at Harlem’s Rice High (RIP, sigh), led Connecticut to a national title in 2011 and made his first NBA All-Star team last year.
You hear that, and it is impossible not to get your imagination whirring: What it would be like to match the 27-year-old point guard with Kristaps Porzingis, a Special-K pairing that sure sounds like it could be an awfully secure foundation for the Knicks — to say nothing of what it could mean for their fading-by-the-hour playoff hopes this year.