Miles McBride’s journey through self-doubt to NBA Finals epitomizes Knicks’ rise from the ashes

Source: New York Post

CLEVELAND — As the Knicks steamrolled the Eastern Conference over the last mind-blowing month, it was easy to forget their backstory as an underdog. Jalen Brunson is the main character, of course, having fallen to the second round of the 2018 draft and, even years later, having been deemed undeserving by the Mavericks of a four-year, $55 million extension. See Also beyond the back page The Knicks’ quest for an NBA title is about to run into its most daunting challenge There are front-office fumbles in sports, and then there are catastrophic decisions like that one from Mark Cuban.