Once upon a time, the New York Knicks banked on getting the best player in the NBA, LeBron James, through free agency. They threw in the towel for two seasons while trading away young assets, future draft picks and capable veterans in order to clear cap space. You know, because that's what delusional, severely flawed, incapable franchises do.
How were they repaid?
Not only did LeBron James sign with the Miami Heat in the summer of 2010, but he also took the next two biggest free agents at the time—Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh—with him. That trio went to four straight NBA Finals, winning two of them.
The Knicks? They won one playoff series over that four-year span and have recently reverted back to being bottom-feeders in the Eastern Conference, winning a franchise-worst 17 games last season. And they still weren't bad enough to land the No. 1 pick, further showcasing their awful luck.
The moral of the story is that while the Knicks bet big on free agency, they lost even bigger. Not only did they miss out on the stars in 2010, but they overpaid for Amar'e Stoudemire, who was injured far to ...
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