Why The New York Knicks Do The Deal
For a long time, there’s been an assumption about the New York Knicks. Many have speculated that if they just put a competent team together, they’d become a free agent destination.
After all, New York is the league’s premier market. The Knick are an iconic brand. Surely, a star player would look at a 45-win Knicks team and think they could be their missing piece.
Getting that 45-win team together has been the issue. Adding Murray ought to fix it. Last season, he emerged as one of the most well-rounded guards in the NBA. He’s a multifaceted scorer and distributor who provides elite positional defense and floor spacing.
There’s a world where this deal makes the Knicks a force in 2022-23. If Murray maintains his level of play, and Randle returns to his 2020-21 form, the two could make for a dynamic duo. If RJ Barrett takes another step forward, the Knicks could have a Big Three.
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With a competent supporting cast already in place, that sounds like the type of Knicks team that could attract free agents – if they even needed to. Will the Spurs be eager to help them form that group?
