GREENBURGH

It wasn’t long ago — recent enough that it still haunts Knicks fans — that the franchise issued an apology for its failed efforts in chasing stars. It was unable to even get sit-downs with the prizes of the 2019 free-agent class.

And all that makes it more remarkable that up and down the current roster, the Knicks are loaded with players who came without the hype of that 2019 class but not only have helped the team reach levels it hadn’t in a quarter-century but have trimmed their asking price to help the front office build a deep roster to continue the championship chase.

It was last summer that Jalen Brunson signed a $156.5 million contract extension, leaving a potential $113 million more on the table by not waiting another year. This summer, Mikal Bridges provided a slight

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