That’s especially true after Randle, thought to be an anchor to build around, might no longer be viewed as the star who can attract another to New York. “If you look at the last two or three deals that happened, those teams already had a guy, and were adding a second guy,” another East executive said. “James Harden [to the 76ers], Jrue Holiday [to the Bucks], Anthony Davis [to the Lakers] … Philly had Embiid, Milwaukee had Giannis, the Lakers had LeBron. … “The Knicks do not have that. They’re trying to get the first guy.”
by Hoops Hype