There is so much to like about the four-year, $120 million extension to which the Knicks and RJ Barrett are close to agreeing on.
There is Barrett himself, of course. A few months ago, at the start of the Knicks-Jazz dance over Donovan Mitchell, I suggested in a column that even if it took, it had to be done, especially since it would likely reduce the draft-pick haul Danny Ainge would seek.
So is this: The Knicks clearly want Barrett. They want him to be part of the core going forward alongside Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson — and, maybe, Mitchell. The Knickseven without including Barrett. And by signing him they will remove that chit as even an option, at least for now. Teams become better by locking up good players. So far, so good for the Knicks.
“Some guys work hard because they know someone is watching them,” Tom Thibodeau said last winter. “RJ works hard because that’s who he is, because he loves basketball, because he wants to keep getting better. And you can see what the results are.” Barrett has improved, in large leaps, in both Year 2 and Year 3. It is hard to know exactly what his ceiling is as a player, but you can be certain he will crash into it, and try to recalibrate it.
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