NBA: Five Teams That Must Be Big Players In Free Agency

Mar 12, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; New York Knicks president Phil Jackson in attendance in the first half during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports

New York Knicks

FA Targets: Greg Monroe, DeAndre Jordan, LaMarcus Aldridge, Marc Gasol  

There’s nothing structurally wrong with the New York Knicks, with one exception. They simply don’t know how they want to rebuild. Although, they’re now forced to rebuild through free agency — mostly because they re-signed Carmelo Anthony, 31, last summer.

That kind of puts them in a bind. There’s no point in doing that signing last summer, if they were going to take the long rebuild path and do it through the draft. And that’s exactly what it felt like they were doing last week when they drafted Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA Draft.

It’s almost like they forgot they had Carmelo Anthony on the roster for a moment. Surprise surprise.

Add in the signing of Melo to the fact that they don’t have a first-round draft pick next season and you kind of figure that they have to hit homeruns in free agency this and next summer.

New York should be one of the most active teams in free agency over the next two summers. If they aren’t, then you should be worried.

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