Knicks’ Derek Fisher Fires Back at People Complaining About Team’s Win Streak
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Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The New York Knicks seemed all but certain to get the most ping pong balls in the NBA Draft Lottery by securing the worst record in the NBA. But after a two-game winning streak that is no longer guaranteed, and head coach Derek Fisher doesn’t care.
“I’m sure people are upset with us,” Fisher said. “But I don’t think you can ever go out there and basically try and not play your best. Those two things don’t go together.”
Securing the worst record gives you a 25% chance of getting the number one pick, and guarantees a top-4 pick.
If the Thunder beat the Timberwolves on Wednesday, they clinch the worst record in the league. If the Knicks beat the Pistons and the Sixers lose to the Heat on Wednesday, then they tie for the second-worst mark in the NBA.
“That has no bearing on these guys’ lives and their careers and their livelihoods — who we pick next year,” Fisher said. “This is about them, and they went out and played that way.”
The Knicks haven’t had the number one pick since 1985 when they drafted Patrick Ewing.
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