The New York Knicks are average and nothing else. They are stuck in a situation right now which proves they are not a playoff-caliber team, nor are they a team that is going to be able to compete for the 1st overall pick.
After a blowout loss last night to the Nets, the Knicks showed that they cannot capitalize off of good things. After blowing out the Wolves on the road the, the Knicks get obliterated by the Nets in Brooklyn. A team that is currently in the midst of a crisis off the court with Kyrie Irving and a new head coach, it is embarrassing that the Knicks lost in this type of fashion.
If you look at all of the successful teams that win playoff games and advance to the next round, they have stars on their teams to lead them to this success. This is something that the Knicks do not have. The Knicks have a bunch of good young players, but they are not getting anywhere with these young guys.
RJ Barrett is good but he is not a superstar, Julius Randle is not a star, Jalen Brunson is not a star, this team is lacking a solidified star that you can rely on putting the ball in their hands and winning your team a ball game. They tried this previous offseason to get Donovan Mitchell, that didn't work, they've targeted other superstars in previous offseason and that didn't work as well.
As a Knicks fan I wonder all the time, when will the Knicks finally land that superstar-caliber guy like Carmelo Anthony that can come into the best city in the world and lead this team to the promise land or somewhere close to it. Whenever all the signs are pointing in the direction of the Knicks acquiring a superstar, it does not happen.
In the end, the Knicks need a superstar. It doesn't have to be a Lebron James or a Kevin Durant, but they need someone close to it. We are only 11 games into the season and the Knicks are 5-6, so I'm not panicking yet, but all signs point to the fact that the Knicks are not going anywhere without a star to right the ship.
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