RJ Barrett’s rise from Knicks draft doubts to budding All-Star
NY Post
As the Knicks’ brass debated whether to stay at No. 3 in the 2019 draft and take RJ Barrett or trade down to pick up another asset, general manager Scott Perry stuck to his instincts.
Legitimate offers were out there, including one from the Hawks, who wanted to send the eighth and 10th picks to the Knicks to move up to No. 3 for Barrett. Some members of the basketball operations staff thought that could be the route to take: They were unconvinced about Barrett’s athleticism and 3-point shooting and concerned by his inability to use his weak right hand on rumbles to the basket.
In the span of 48 hours this past weekend, Igor Shesterkin became both the highest-paid goaltender in NHL history and a father of two.
DALLAS — In the face of their biggest offseason loss in recent memory, the Yankees have no regrets.
TORONTO — The morning after Karl-Anthony Towns was traded from the only NBA team he’d ever known, the center received advice from a coach who was similarly managing the emotions of a high-profile job relocation.
Warning to all disgruntled Giants fans: This is not going to be a popular take.
The Giants lost another game and that is no longer news, although the specifics and particulars of this latest loss are specifically and particularly galling, as far as sameness and also innovativeness.
The Kraken were 0-3 at Madison Square Garden in the franchise’s three-year history, until they turned the game upside down in the second period Sunday afternoon.
DALLAS — Juan Soto is headed to the Mets on a record 15-year contract worth $765 million in a muscle flex that is sure to resonate throughout the game and beyond.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Garrett Wilson has now lost 10 games in each of his three seasons with the Jets — 7-10, 7-10, 3-10 (and counting).
Slow starts have plagued the Knicks in recent games, even at home, and constantly overcoming those early deficits is a lot to ask of any NBA team.
There is no security blanket for Sam Darnold — at least not yet.
The Rangers have made Igor Shesterkin’s extended New York stay official.