GREENBURGH, N.Y. — As the Knicks ran through the first session of their two-a-day workouts Wednesday morning, with the players banging and running to catch the coach’s eye, a line of front office personnel sat courtside.
And if the proclamation from first-year head coach David Fizdale that all starting spots need to be earned, not given, was welcomed by the players, it was clear that none of the front office personnel are about to argue either.
That meant lottery picks such as Frank Ntilikina and Kevin Knox have to earn their spots and perhaps more to the point, incumbent — and highly-paid — starters such as Tim Hardaway Jr.