The Knicks have improved themselves this offseason. There’s no debating that. The issue is the rest of the Eastern Conference. It has gotten better at the top.
If the four projected starters — Brunson, Bridges, Anunoby, Randle — each average about 35 minutes, that leaves just 52 minutes combined for Josh Hart, Donte DiVincenzo and Miles McBride.
As he revealed at his introductory press conference Tuesday, Bridges believed he was going to the Knicks with the ninth pick in 2018. Instead, they made one of the worst draft mistakes in franchise history.