The NBA, at its core, is a business. We all know that. Still, that doesn’t make it easy when it’s time to say goodbye to the face of your franchise.
And it sure as hell doesn’t ease the sting of reports saying he requested his own exit. New York Knicks fans, the Kristaps Porzingis era was fun while it lasted. Hell, it was the most fun we’ve had in years.
Yet as far as years to come, the fun is only beginning. The true festivities won’t commence until June when New York selects the next name with whom they entrust their future.