This isn’t about moving the goal posts yet again for the Knicks and their fans. They have waited long enough to land a marquee player willing to call Madison Square Garden home.
That once again will be an immediate goal for team president Leon Rose and his front office in the coming months, just as it was last summer when they fell short in their bid to obtain All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell from the Jazz.
Mitchell, who grew up in Westchester, instead was dealt to the Cavaliers — and admitted facing the Knicks in the playoffs was a “full-circle” moment in his career, even though his team ended up on the losing end of the first-round series.
While the Knicks will search elsewhere via the trade market this summer to augment their roster in hopes of taking the next step toward title contention, Mitchell’s status will continue to bear watching over the next two years due to his ongoing flirtation with his hometown team.
