By all accounts, Zion Williamson is a game changer. As he plays his way to fame at Duke, teams around the league are preparing for his potential franchise-altering arrival.
One of the biggest teams on that list is the Knicks, who are looking towards Zion to be their next superstar.
So far, there’s no promise that he’ll end up in the Big Apple… but one NBA columnist thinks the league should rig the draft so the Knicks can get him.
(per Kazeem Famuyide)
The team that plays in the middle of the world in a city that has been basketball crazy since before anybody reading this ever existed have been a big blue and orange pile of garbage, and we deserve Zion.
In the article, Kazeem makes the case that the NBA should ensure Zion gets to New York by giving them the #1 overall pick. He cites the loyal Knicks fans, the franchise’s high market, and their troubled history.
He argues that, after years of misfortune, New York deserves a basketball team that can give them something to cheer for.
The Knicks have had a grand total of two highlight seasons: One led by Carmelo Anthony and Jason Kidd, and those three weeks that Jeremy Lin was the shit. Still, Forbes values the franchise at a mind-numbing $4 billion. Despite two decades of hilariously terrible ineptitude, this franchise has hyper-sucked itself into becoming he most valuable franchise In the league, so a relevant New York Knicks don’t just help me, they help your league. They help your fans. Hell, it helps your bottom line. You’re tired of the NFL being America’s game? Fine. The NFL could have America, this country has had a couple down years anyway. Sell high and make the NBA and basketball the World’s Game. If the New York Knicks could somehow become even more valuable, that helps the NBA as a whole and gets soccer TF outta here.
It really makes a lot of sense. New York getting a global icon like Zion would benefit the league and its fans.
It’s not likely to happen… but maybe it’s something they will think about it…
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