This is a transition season for the New York Knicks. New president. New coach. New offensive system. At least two new starters. The Knicks are biding their time until next summer, when they will have over $20 million in salary-cap space.
As long as Carmelo Anthony is healthy, the Knicks are capable of competing for one of the final playoff spots in the Eastern Conference this season, but they do not have the horses to make a deep run. Management may have a greater goal in mind: building for the future.
For the first time in decades, the Knicks have a group of talented young players in Tim Hardaway Jr., Shane Larkin, Cleanthony Early and Iman Shumpert. Hardaway shined in his rookie season and appears ready to take on a larger role in the offense.
Second-year guard Larkin, who the Knicks acquired from the Dallas Mavericks in the Tyson Chandler trade, never gained a foothold in Dallas after missing all of training camp with a broken ankle. The University of Miami product is lightning-quick with the ball and has excellent anticipation on the defensive end.
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