This summer will determine whether this standing is way too high or laughably low. For the time being, so it should be just perfect.
The’Bockers are almost a blank canvas. The Kristaps Porzingis deadline bargain erased all long-term obligations. Their greatest guaranteed salary for next season is Frank Ntilikina’s $4.9 million. No dream is too big for the Knicks right now. Since Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale broke down, it’s not impossible to find a situation where Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis all call Madison Square Garden home next year.
Is it likely? Not in the least. But when the Knicks have their built-in market benefits, plus plenty of cap room and a decent shot at securing the No. 1 choice, that’s an army of assets many clubs would struggle to match.
Obviously, there’s also an underground flooring.
Cap distance might not imply Irving and/or Durant. Maybe it’s Kemba Walker and Khris Middleton. Maybe it’s no one. Given the revamped lottery odds, the Knicks might end up drafting fourth or fifth. So, instead of Zion Williamson (and a possible path to Davis), maybe the draft haul is only Cam Reddish or Jarrett Culver.
New York already has some youth in place, although its potential remains in flux. While Mitchell Robinson looks before schedule and Allonzo Trier was a tremendous surprise, Kevin Knox looks predictably raw. Additionally, Dennis Smith Jr. is far from a sure thing, also Ntilikina’s prognosis is cloudy at best.

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