To realize where the Knicks are today, it’s best to look to the past, as painful as that may be. And if you’re thinking about painful days, think back to June 30, 2019.
That was the day that after dreaming and even boasting privately and publicly that the long-awaited turnaround to the struggling franchise’s fortunes was coming, the Knicks were confronted with the hard dose of reality. Having traded away their stars, clearing cap room for a chance to recruit stars for Madison Square Garden, the Knicks were instead left with plan B.
The news that the primary targets, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, were heading across the East River to Brooklyn made it particularly hard to take.