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NY Knicks: Comparing this team to the 2012-13 team

By Ken Tavarez

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 23: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) (L-R) Jason Kidd #5, Carmelo Anthony #7 and J.R. Smith #8 of the New York Knicks look on against the Boston Celtics during Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs on April 23, 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Knicks defeated the Celtics 87-71. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 23: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) (L-R) Jason Kidd #5, Carmelo Anthony #7 and J.R. Smith #8 of the New York Knicks look on against the Boston Celtics during Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs on April 23, 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Knicks defeated the Celtics 87-71. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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NY Knicks: Star players in 2021 vs. 2013

The highest-paid players on the 2012-13 Knicks were Carmelo Anthony, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Tyson Chandler. Only one of the three was a true franchise player. Injuries caught up to Amar’e and he started to lose his superior athletic ability. He only played in 29 games in 2012-13, and never regained his old form. Chandler was a nice defensive center but was very limited offensively. Even Melo only had one more franchise player caliber season for the Knicks before he started to descend from stardom.

When you look at the 2020-21 Knicks, their best player is Julius Randle who is only 26 years old. That is 2 years younger than Melo(28) was in 2012-13. He is also outplaying his contract, he only makes $19.8M this year and has one season remaining. The NY Knicks’ next best player is RJ Barrett who is only 20 years old and is in the 2nd year of his rookie contract.

Even though the Knicks starting center Mitchell Robinson has missed a lot of games this season due to injury. He is only 22 years old compare to Chandler who was 30 in 2012-13. Mitch also gets paid a lot less, only makes $1.7M, and has 1 season left on his deal.

Then there is the NY Knicks’ ability to upgrade the roster and add another star. In the 2013 offseason, the Knicks had limited options since they were over the salary cap and thin on assets. The Carmelo Anthony trade in 2011 cost the Knicks two of their promising young players; Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler, as well as two 1st round picks. The Knicks ended up gambling on Andrea Bargnani, sending two more 1st round picks in the trade with Toronto for him.

However, in the summer of 2021, the Knicks will have a treasure chest of draft picks and plenty of cap space to add players. They are also not desperate to make a move like the Knicks were in 2013. So there is no reason that the Knicks can’t build upon this season’s success and become a team that consistently wins 50 games per season for the foreseeable future.

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