The 2018-19 New York Knicks season is finally here and the Knickerbockers are facing an Atlanta Hawks team that they could very well defeat despite the fact that they won’t have their best player in Kristaps Porzingis.
The Hawks were one of the worst teams in the NBA last season, but drafted former Oklahoma star Trae Young in he first round and added veterans Jeremy Lin and Vince Carter this past offseason. They could defeat a young Knicks team under a new head coach in David Fizdale.
Here are some things to watch out for during the game:
Team Chemistry
The Knicks are almost an entirely new team without Kristaps Porzingis and with Kevin Knox, Allonzo Trier, Mario Hezonja and others now in the mix.