Aside from impending free agents, if there was ever a player’s future on the New York Knicks in doubt, it was Frank Ntilikina. His name floated in trade rumors more than anyone, whether in the fall of 2018, at the trade deadline or before the draft.
Over halfway through 2019, and with free agency’s dust mostly settled, Ntilikina remains a Knick. He may have a future with the organization, but, perhaps, as uncertain as anything seen in his tumultuous run through the 2018-19 season.
Ntilikina survived the draft and free agency’s onslaught, which might have painted a positive future; but the Knicks added Elfrid Payton, Wayne Ellington, RJ Barrett and potentially Reggie Bullock for the backcourt.