The draft is the fastest way to build a team in the NBA, as strong as the Thunder selected Alexander, Holmgren, Jalen Williams and then took off directly, and the Knicks are alternative, their high-pick draft is full of water but the Knicks have a strong ability to sign, 4 years 10.4 billion, 4 years 11.7 billion, the Knicks ushered in a take-off, and the Knicks relied on mercenaries to fight the world, attacking the championship step by step. The Knicks have amassed their best trade chips, and if James or Antetokounmpo join, the Eastern Conference giants would be the favorites to win the championship.
The Knicks were the worst draft team in the league, with the Knicks picking Nilikina with the No. 8 pick in 2017, missing out on Smith with the 13th pick, Adebayo with the 14th pick, Knox with the No. 9 pick in 2018, Bridges with the 10th pick, Alexander with the 11th pick, Porter with the 14th pick, Barrett with the No. 3 pick from the Knicks in 2019, Toppin with the No. 8 pick on the 2020 Knicks, Vassell with the 11th pick, and Haliburton with the 12th pick.
In 2022, the Knicks have the No. 11 pick, and the Knicks know that the selection is also a parallel import, so in order to free up enough salary space to sign Brunson, the Knicks simply made a trade.
The above players selected by the Knicks were all water except for Barrett, and even Barrett did not play as expected, and was finally traded to the Raptors in exchange for Anunoby.
The Knicks' poor draft vision is also a tradition, the team has not selected its favorite rookie in the past 20 years, the Knicks build the team by trading or signing, and the various operational mistakes of the Knicks management have also made the team's record poor, and the Knicks' results in the last 20 years have been a mess.
The real change for the Knicks was the hiring of Thibodeau as a new coach in the summer of 2020, and under Thibodeau's price adjustment, the Knicks have improved every year and have now become a powerhouse in the league.
Thibodeau finished fifth in the East in his first season in charge of the Knicks, losing 4-1 to the Hawks in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Last season, the Knicks were 47-35 and ranked fifth in the East, beating the Cavaliers 4-1 in the first round and losing 4-2 to the Heat in the second round.
The Knicks are 33-20 and fourth in the East this season, and the team continues to improve.
Except for Robinson, the rest of the Knicks players were signed and traded.
The Knicks signed Randle for 3 years and 63 million in the summer of 2019, and Randle has been selected as an All-Star twice during his time with the Knicks, and in 2021 and Randle 4 years 11.7 billion renewed.
Brunson is the Knicks' 4-year 10.4 billion, he has now become the core of the Knicks and is an All-Star.
DiVincenzo was signed by the Knicks for four years and $46.87 million in the summer of 2023, and he is now the team's starter and plays a key role.
Harden is a player signed by the Knicks for 2 years and 16 million in the summer of 2022, and he is a very competent center bench.
Anunoby was traded by the Knicks to the Raptors this season, and the Knicks traded Barrett, Quickley and a second-round pick to get Anunoby, Achiuwa, Flynn, and the Knicks got Anunoby without a first-round pick, which is indeed a big profit.
Before the mid-term trade, the Knicks didn't spend much money to get Bojan and Burks, and the team's bench strength was further strengthened.
In the Knicks' current 17-man roster, only Robinson was selected by the Knicks as the No. 36 rookie in 2018, and his four-year, 60 million contract expires in 26, which is also a good and cheap contract.
The Knicks' idea of building the team is that since I can't draft it, I will trade and sign people to form a lineup, and the Knicks have a really good vision for signing, Randle, Brunson, Harden, and DiVincenzo all joined the Knicks as free agents, and the Knicks didn't pay a price for getting them.
In 2019, the Knicks freed up all the salary space, but Durant and Irving chose to join the Nets as free agents, which made the Knicks wake up to a dream, and the team needs to have a certain quality to attract top players to join.
The Knicks have been improving the roster in recent years, and the Knicks in the 2019-20 season were the worst team in the league.
The current Knicks are very competitive, the team's future first round is in their own hands, and there is also a Mavericks first round, as long as a star enters the market, the Knicks can use 5 first round + 3 swaps**.
Therefore, the Knicks will maintain salary flexibility, and among the Knicks' current players, DiVincenzo, Brunson, and Randle are not under large contracts, and Anunoby may also be 4 years and 1500 million and the team to renew the contract, which is in line with his value.
If no star enters the trade market this summer, the Knicks will give Harden, Bojan and others a one-year short contract, so that they can maintain salary flexibility, and the Knicks will swap Harden and Bojan's short contract + 5 first-round + 3 league-wide.
James could jump out of his contract and become a free agent this summer, and if James wants to leave the Lakers, the Knicks could get him by signing and trading.
Brother Alphabet only signed a 3-year contract with the Bucks in 23 years7.6 billion contract, his contract will not expire until 28 years, if Brother Alphabet is not satisfied with the Bucks' results and has the idea of leaving, the Knicks are the team most likely to get Brother Alphabet, and the Knicks will swap Anunoby + Bojan + 5 first round + 3 **, which is the best chip that the Bucks can receive.
The Knicks are the team with the greatest commercial value in the league, which is also the reason why the Knicks are most attracted to join such as Brother Alphabet, James and others, the Knicks have now accumulated enough chips, just imagine that the Knicks with Brother Alphabet, Brunson, Randle and other Big Three will be extremely shocked, and the day when the Knicks will become a super team is not far away. Fans, what do you think about this? Leave me a review**.