Charles Oakley sees one ‘B’ and a lot of ‘C’s’ on the Knicks

Knicks legend Charles Oakley knows what he saw from his former team in the past few weeks: a failed plan to restore their greatness during free agency.

“Do they have an ‘A’ player on this team? I don’t think so,” Oakley told reporters after his Big3-based Killer 3s fell at the Barclays Center on Sunday. “They maybe got one ‘B’ and a lot of ‘Cs.’”

The Knicks’ grand plan to add stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving desperately failed, and the team instead turned to players like Bobby Portis and Julius Randle. These not-quite-star-level names have not generated much excitement among Knicks fans, nor the franchise as a whole.

Durant and Irving instead went to the crosstown Nets, who drew praise from Oakley.

“They hit the Mega Millions and the Powerball,” he said.

The ex-Knick believes his treatment by the team — notably owner James Dolan — was a key factor in marquee players choosing other franchises in free agency. Oakley and Dolan feuded in 2017, after Oakley was escorted out of Madision Square Garden, arrested and banned from the arena following a rift with security guards. He was later cleared of the charges, though his relationship with the owner and team has been contentious. Oakley has since filed a civil lawsuit against Dolan and MSG.

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