It started to come crashing down three days before the start of the 2013-14 training camp.
The Knicks were coming off the Eastern Conference’s second seed and a 54-28 record. General manager Glen Grunwald had put the final touches on a roster everyone thought would compete for the Eastern Conference title. And suddenly, owner James Dolan struck, fired Grunwald and installed Steve Mills as president and general manager on the cusp of training camp.
Head coach Mike Woodson, a friend of Grunwald’s since their Indiana University days, was stunned and coached that way.
The explanation of Grunwald’s axing never made sense.