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New York Knicks: What the wild offseason means for future of NYK

By Shawn Farhadian

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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 10: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Tim Hardaway Jr. #5 of the New York Knicks in action against the Atlanta Hawks at Madison Square Garden on November 10, 2014, in New York City. The Hawks defeated the Knicks 91-85. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 10: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Tim Hardaway Jr. #5 of the New York Knicks in action against the Atlanta Hawks at Madison Square Garden on November 10, 2014, in New York City. The Hawks defeated the Knicks 91-85. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

Free Agency (So Far)

The New York Knicks signed the following players in free agency: Luke Kornet (two-way contract), Ron Baker, Tim Hardaway Jr., Damyean Dotson, Frank Ntilikina, and Ramon Sessions.

New York lost Derrick Rose, Justin Holiday, and Maurice Ndour. Sasha Vujacic is currently a free agent. The organization didn’t land any “big names,” such as Jeff Teague or Jrue Holiday.

Moreover, many argue that the contracts given out were somewhat egregious.

Signings

Hardaway Jr.’s four-year, $71 million contract has been cited as the worst signing of free agency, particularly because of his history with the team. In 2015, the Knicks traded Hardaway for the rights to Jerian Grant, who went to Chicago in the Rose trade.

New York renounced Rose’s rights this summer and brought Hardaway back for an extremely large amount of money. The saddening component of this is that this wasn’t even Phil Jackson’s move.

In addition, after Rose had no interest in mentoring Ntilikina, the Knicks remained in minimal contact with him. He wasn’t even offered the veteran’s minimum. Many fans didn’t want Rose to come back because he wasn’t considered to be all that useful.

However, the point guard market in itself this summer was not too attractive. Rose averaged 18.0 points per game this season. Stephen Curry was the only free agent point guard who averaged more points per game than Rose.

Settling for veteran Sessions isn’t necessarily a bad move—by any means. Yet, Rose clearly seemed like the better option at the position for the team in terms of statistics and impact.

The Knicks were also very quick to sign Baker, a player who rarely played for the team last season.

Summer League

The Summer League team didn’t make it to the playoffs, yet there were some signs of life. Dotson, Kornet, and Chasson Randle all played their parts. Randle led the team in scoring, Dotson shot the lights out, and Kornet played great all-around basketball.

Again, the Knicks didn’t have Ntilikina this summer, so it’s hard to tell how talented the young players can be. With an increasingly stacked Western Conference, expect the Knicks to use their young players to their advantage.

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