There have been few recent nights like the one awaiting the Knicks Thursday night. There have been so few times across the past 20 years when the Knicks have only good things awaiting them on any night of the calendar, June or January or any night in between. Thursday is one of those nights.
Thursday, the Knicks will welcome a star to their midst.
And unless something goofy happens before them — if the Pelicans somehow forget how to pronounce “Zion Williamson” in the leadoff spot, if the Grizzlies somehow forget that on Wednesday they traded away franchise icon Mike Conley to pave the way for Ja Morant — that star will be RJ Barrett.