Former NBA big man Kenyon Martin says New York Knicks owner James Dolan is the “common denominator” for New York's problems.
The Knicks have been a walking disaster under Dolan. This summer, they lost Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to the other team in New York City, the Brooklyn Nets, despite having two max slots.
Martin, who played 50 games for the Knicks, does think Dolan has been less hands-on and is letting president Steve Mills, general manager Scott Perry and head coach David Fizdale handle all the basketball logistics.
However, it's clear Dolan's presence is scaring away star players from coming to the Knicks.
“There’s a laundry list of things, but there’s been one common denominator in this whole thing: James Dolan. There’s a reason things keep happening within that organization,” Martin told Alex Kennedy of Hoops Hype. “It starts at the top. He’s picking the GMs and presidents and then they pick the coach, and it’s the wrong people in place. Hopefully, they got it together with Fiz (David Fizdale) being there and with them drafting RJ Barrett. It seems like they’re moving in the right direction. From afar, it seems like Dolan is being less hands-on and letting the basketball guys do their job.”
The Knicks haven't made the playoffs since 2013. They had the worst record in the NBA last season, but weren't able to land the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.
New York ended up with the third overall pick and selected Duke small forward RJ Barrett.
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