Josh Hart is a unique player that I admittedly didn’t fully understand or appreciate until he came over last season. The former Villanova Wildcat is a very solid player but often gets left out of basketball conversations as he lacks star power, and flashiness and his most played videos online are likely those of him failing to high five teammates.
And because of that it was very easy to overlook his strengths, skillset, and impact and focus on his weaknesses and shortcomings. That was likely the case for most Knicks fans who thought that the Hart trade was good but not needle-moving because he wasn’t Donovan Mitchell, Karl-Anthony Towns, Zach LaVine, James Harden, Damian Lillard, or any of the other stars that the media connected with the team.