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Knicks followers could be forgiven if they're a bit queasy every time they see their workforce linked to a big-time, big-ticket participant who performs for another person. Throughout the higher a part of a half-century, none of those dalliances has borne championship fruit. In reality, a tremendous quantity of them by no means occurred in any respect — and those who did didn’t precisely have happily-ever-after endings.
So for those who see loads of facial tics among the many truest and longest believers because the Knicks ponder what to do about Donovan Mitchell … effectively, there’s a backstory.
The Lakers, as an illustration, have reinvented themselves a number of instances within the 49 years since they ended their NBA Finals trilogy with the Knicks in 1973. Los Angeles, like New York, is meant to be a beautiful lure for stars of all stripes, however particularly for elite athletes. And but whereas the Lakers have stored themselves flush in banners — 11 of them since Knicks 102, Lakers 93, on Could 10, 1973, clinching Recreation 5 of the Finals — the Knicks have stayed caught on two.
The Lakers have drafted effectively, positive. That’s how they acquired Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kobe Bryant (although even these picks have been deft thefts making the most of the ill-advised Jazz — for Magic — and Cavaliers — for Worthy — and Hornets — for Kobe). However they’ve additionally managed to amass the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neal and LeBron James — three of the highest 20 gamers of all time — plus stars Anthony Davis and (maddeningly for the Knicks, as we’ll see) Bob McAdoo, amongst many others.
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