New York Knicks: 3 stats from the first half of the season

Wild New York Knicks statistic No. 1: 86.1

…is the percentage of salary cap room that the 2020-21 New York Knicks currently have used.

In an era where money gets constantly thrown around to people that are totally undeserving of it, the New York Knicks wisely opted to diversify themselves from the mass.

In the 2020 offseason, instead of offering large sums of cash to used-to-be stars like Danilo Gallinari, Goran Dragic and Gordon Hayward, the front office went the silent way. What they chose to do was sign role players that were built to play Thibodeau’s game. And look where that’s gotten us.

To take things into consideration, there are currently three teams that are under the salary cap, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Sacramento Kings and your own, New York Knicks. The Knicks are the only ones that are sitting in a playoff spot, as things stand.

The financial side of things has the Knicks paying “just” $94 million to the players, while teams like the Orlando Magic and the Houston Rockets are acting as charities with upwards of $130 million in their payroll.

The world of sports is run by money. It has been that way for a few decades now, though the situation seems to get worse with every passing TV deal. The Knicks are setting an example for others, that you don’t need Mr. Benjamin Franklin’s aid to win basketball games.