Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks (Photo credit should read DAN LEVINE/AFP via Getty Images)
Former New York Knicks president Dave Checketts explains how people misinterpret the trade that sent Patrick Ewing to Seattle in 2000.
The start of the New York Knicks‘ downward spiral toward basketball ineptitude is usually marked by two points in time: when James Dolan took over as owner of the team, and when the Knicks traded their franchise star Patrick Ewing to Seattle.
After making thirteen consecutive playoff appearances with the Big Fella in New York, the Knicks have only made the playoffs five times in the twenty seasons since.