These days, everyone is taking shots at the New York Knicks. Sportscasters, podcasters, analysts and now politicians.
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang gave his opinion on the Knicks off-season moves. He said that the players the Knicks added “overpaid role players.â€Â While this may be true, and he may be correct, we simply do not know how these “role players” will gel under David Fizdale, so stick to politics for now.
Even Sportscenter has to get their two-cents in regarding the Knicks.
They asked 20 NBA executives and scouts about this off-season. One of the questions Sportscenter asked was, “What was the worst off-season move of the summer?â€
Six out of the 20 selected the ‘Knicks off-season’ has the worst off-season move.
While they are not wrong, the Knicks had a better off-season then people think.
The Knicks did sign a lot of power forwards, not entirely ideal. But, they did add youth and on good contracts, with all consisting of a second or third-year team option. On top of that, they brought in good veteran presence, Marcus Morris and Taj Gibson, to mentor the youth.
They drafted well, RJ Barrett, and still have future first-round picks.
However, one of the new signings, Reggie Bullock, will not earn his Knicks contract until he returns from his back injury. The time table for his return is six months, currently.
It seems like everyone is riping on the New York Knicks, and rightfully so. They were supposed to have a giant off-season with signing free agents and that fell through. Just because the Knicks did not get superstar players does mean that they had an awful free agency.
Scott Perry is putting the Knicks in a position to be successful in the future with youth and quality veterans. The Sacramento Kings seem to be in a better position moving forward then they were a few years ago. Let’s hope Perry is doing the same with the Knicks.