With the New York Knicks not starting their season until Wednesday, Josh Hart was waiting along with every other NBA fan for the Rockets-Thunder game to start.

The New York Knicks will open their season against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. However, two of NY's best players will miss the season opener because of injuries.

Houston Rockets guard Amen Thompson, right, blocks a shot by Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) near Rockets forward Tari Eason (17) and center Alperen Sengun, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo)

Just when you thought the Knicks might catch a break this season, the basketball gods decided to remind everyone in the “Big Apple” why being a New York fan requires industrial-strength antacid and a therapist on speed dial.

The affable vet, who stars in a new Tommy John campaign, is entering his ninth NBA season. “I still feel like I’m 25. Then I think about it: ‘Oh, no. I’m 30!’”

Earlier in October, ESPN's Shams Charania reported that Giannis Antetoukounmpo's camp settled on the New York Knicks as his preference should he decide to force a trade out of Milwaukee, and the two teams even held preliminary trade talks in August,

Josh Hart is known for his grit and selflessness on the Knicks. He credits his wife, Shannon Hart, as his greatest teammate during the busy N.B.A. season.

These are the players that our staff consider to be the most underrated in the NBA going into the 2025-26 season. The Pelicans are so cursed that the one reasonably consistent part of their team is by far the most overlooked.