Not-exactly-a-bold-prediction alert: the Knicks will be better.
When you’re stacking up against 17 wins, it’s simple deduction. But we also find it telling that the Knicks don’t want to set the bar at the playoffs, even after drafting two first-round picks and giving out roughly $100 million in guaranteed contracts over the summer.
“The Eastern Conference is better than people think,” coach Derek Fisher said.
This is the recovery year, after all, following the binge misery of 2014-15. It’s the test of Carmelo Anthony’s patience. It’s the trial of Derek Fisher. It’s the development of Kristaps Porzingis.