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NBA Season Preview 2018-19: Every team’s crash-and-burn scenario

By John Hugar

EL SEGUNDO, CA - SEPTEMBER 24: LeBron James makes his first official appearance in a Lakers uniform at media day at the Los Angeles Lakers training facility in El Segundo on Monday, Sep. 24, 2018. (Photo by Scott Varley/Digital First Media/Torrance Daily Breeze via Getty Images)
EL SEGUNDO, CA - SEPTEMBER 24: LeBron James makes his first official appearance in a Lakers uniform at media day at the Los Angeles Lakers training facility in El Segundo on Monday, Sep. 24, 2018. (Photo by Scott Varley/Digital First Media/Torrance Daily Breeze via Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – JANUARY 31: Semi Ojeleye #37 of the Boston Celtics defends Kristaps Porzingis #6 of the New York Knicks during the game at TD Garden on January 31, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – JANUARY 31: Semi Ojeleye #37 of the Boston Celtics defends Kristaps Porzingis #6 of the New York Knicks during the game at TD Garden on January 31, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images) /

New York Knicks: Porzingis doesn’t come back

I hesitate to bring this up because it’s obvious, but if a team plays an entire season without its best player…well…you can expect some hardships. As for the Knicks, we don’t know if we’ll see Porzingis at all this year. Beyond him, it’s a difficult roster pieced together from odds-and-ends. Rookie Kevin Knox will likely have an impressive campaign, but if KP misses the whole year, it’s hard to see how the Knicks can top 30 wins.