Not Exactly Plan A
I don’t think the New York Knicks understand this whole free agency business.
According to Brian Windhorst in the PD, the Knicks are embracing their inner Martha Stewart and hosting a dinner party July 1 to try and lure LeBron James to New York:
“According to a source, the Knicks are making plans to host an elaborate meal and meeting with James in a high-end location in Manhattan during the afternoon and evening of July 1, which is next Thursday. The tentative plan is for Knicks management and officials to host James and his various agents and friends for a large dinner party catered by a celebrity chef.
“There is no confirmation that James plans to be in New York on July 1 and the Knicks aren’t technically permitted to contact him until that day. However, it is clear the Knicks are preparing for that contingency.”
A dinner party? Seriously? That’s the plan? Well, I guess if you can’t sell free agents with your on-court success – the Knicks haven’t won more than 40 games in a decade – you have try to sell something else.
And if you don’t have to clue how to draft players, then maybe linen tablecloths and fine china is an option.
Of course, if the way to LeBron’s heart is through his stomach, why would he need to leave home? You got me.
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