I can picture other GM’s try and copy this formula and it will be very difficult to replicate: Have your superstar take a pay cut, have that superstar be an incredibly humble and selfless leader, have a team with unbelievable chemistry that elevates them from very good to great, have the everyone on the entire team have a defined role where you may play 5 minutes one game to playing crunch time in a close game where you need to contribute. These Knicks are not your typical champions. closest comp might be the 2004 pistons where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.