it also means that this FO decided even
before the draft and free agency that the current PG options needed more time to evaluate. That includes DSJ, Frank, RJ, and Jared harper.
After taking Obi, they did not trade up into the teens for a guy like kira.
They took quickley who while he can play PG, is more of a combo over guys like flynn, terry.
Then they traded their 2nd rounder instead of kicking the tires on cassius winston types.
Myles powell is a PG/SG candidate, but they could not have had a deal prior to the draft as he had 32 teams passed over him.
And for all the back room dealing our FO is rumored to have, they did not have a deal with ANY PG ready to go at the start of free agency and only re-settled on payton when the market conditions signaled a retreat.
I'm ok with this approach as long as pride does not get in the way of these evaluations, as it may have with giving DSJ one more shot, given the KP trade connections.
The knicks will enter '21 with a roster that has been fully vetted by arguably the best team of talent evaluators we've ever had, a ton of money and flexibility, and 2 first rounders, one likely in the high lottery, in what looks to be a deep draft.
What we won't necessarily have is a destination that free agents choose over others. We have to re-establish a culture and an identity that draws the right people in. So while we won't win a ton of games we have to show improvement on the court, competence in the front office , and more professionalism from ownership.
