On the topic of irrelevance this is now the 47th straight year the Knicks will not win a Title.
Only five franchises have been waiting longer (for either their first title or) since their last title.
Name them.
Just saw something the other day about how the ATL sports teams generally never win.
So ATL is definitely one.
SD/LA Clippers too
PHX -- made one 70's Finals; no titles
SAC/KC Kings
MIL -- Kareem got them a title in between the Knick two championships. So they've been waiting nearly as long.
They haven't been to the Finals since trading Kareem. Giannis trying to change that.
I think I got em all.
Out of the 4 ABA teams that joined the NBA, only SA Spurs have won a title.
But DEN, NETS, IND all joined in '76, a few years after the Knix last title. So they've been dry nearly as long as NYK. Dr. J's Nets won 2 or 3 ABA titles mid-70's after the Knix last title.
Hawks & Kings are the only two old NBA teams with a longer drought.
The other three and the 3 ABA teams have droughts pretty similar to NYK.
So Knix only 3rd most pathetic NBA franchise.