The New York Knicks made the Eastern Conference finals last season, have a top-10 player in Jalen Brunson , replaced Tom Thibodeau with Mike Brown in one of the biggest coaching changes of the offseason, signed a number of veterans to bolster their bench, play in the biggest market in the league and entered the season with the fourth-best odds to win the title.

And yet, they've felt like something of an afterthought through the first quarter of the season, even among their East rivals.

Early on, everyone wanted to talk about the Chicago Bulls ' perfect start. The Miami Heat's new offense has captured analytic hearts and minds. Disappointing starts for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic commanded attention, as has a surprise surge from the Boston Celtics . The first-p

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