It was about 90 minutes before game time that David Fizdale rattled off the Knicks lineup, placing all the three new players acquired this week into the starting five. While the lineup has been in a constant state of flux this season, this one seemed particularly tenuous.
The players had just arrived in New York after last Thursday’s blockbuster trade that sent Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Trey Burke to Dallas and finally got to spend one practice session with the Knicks Monday. But with this the last game ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline for the Knicks it was hard to predict that all three — or any player on the roster — would be here when the Knicks play again Friday.