NBA: Grading every team through the first quarter of 2018-19

NBA Los Angeles Clippers Doc Rivers (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
NBA Los Angeles Clippers Doc Rivers (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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New York Knicks
New York Knicks Allonzo Trier (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

New York Knicks

Record: 7-16 

Grade: C

The New York Knicks have been without their best player for most of the season, yet have also been competitive in almost every game they’ve played. Even though they’re almost 10 games under .500, the Knicks have shown that they could be on the verge of really taking the next step as a franchise soon.

Kristaps Porzingis will likely be back during the second half of the year, or early next season, but they will likely continue to develop the young players like Frank Ntilikina, Allonzo Trier, Emmanuel Mudiay, Kevin Knox and Mitchell Robinson on their roster.

Plus, the other young player that they manage to take with their pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, which will likely be high. The Knicks could be on the come up sometime soon.