It’s time to blow it up. No more half-measures for the Knicks. No more aging vets who no longer more than big names. No more stop gaps. This franchise needs to build from the ground up. This franchise needs Sam Hinkie and his Process.

The former 76ers general manager who was jettisoned from Philadelphia as his master plan was finally starting to take shape is exactly what the Knicks need right now. They need Hinkie and they need patience. The lack of the latter has done this franchise in for two decades now.

New York has gone through numerous general managers and coaches over that time. The only constant has been owner James Dolan and a Get Rich Quick approach to roster construction.

The lure of New York and the Garden and the Knicks mystique (stop laughing) isn’t what it used to be. Not in the age of social media, where our sports stars are not hurting for exposure. Dolan and whomever he appoints as his next GM needs to realize this. Big name free agents won’t flock to New York for a chance to play at MSG or to enhance their brand. The Knicks aren’t going to go out and land a superstar in free agency. Not with the reputation for dysfunction the franchise has earned over the last 20 years.

The Knicks are years away from contention, and they’ll need a visionary who understands that shortcuts won’t cut it. It appeared as if Phil Jackson, who mutually agreed to part ways with the Knicks on Wednesday, was that visionary. During his first few seasons in charge, he traded away vets like Tyson Chandler and J.R. Smith for picks and younger players. He drafted a player the team could build around in Kristaps Porzingis. The Knicks were rebuilding. Finally.

Then last offseason happened, and things started to unravel for Jackson. He traded for a 28-year-old Derrick Rose and his 50-year-old knees. He gave a washed-up Joakim Noah a $72 million contract. Then Jackson inked Carmelo Anthony, whose days as a bona fide superstar were over, a five-year, $125 million contract that included a no-trade clause. The Knicks had built their version of the Super Team, just five years too late.

Nobody in their right mind — not even Jackson — believed this was a championship roster. It was barely a playoff roster on paper. But the Knicks had mortgaged their future to chase a false sense of relevancy instead of doing the right thing by sitting out of free agency, letting ‘Melo walk and starting to build around Porzingis.

The 2016-17 season was predictably a disaster. Phil feuded with just about everyone. Noah was a bigger bust than we all imagined he would be. Rose publicly criticized the Triangle and decided not to show up for a game against the Pelicans. Porzingis, the one thing Knicks fans had to hold onto, didn’t show up for his end-of-season meeting and feuded with the front office.

The only thing the Knicks accelerated was their downfall.

That brings us back to Hinkie. A man who won’t be afraid to take his time, as he proved by constantly flipping draft picks and players to slowly put the 76ers in better position to land franchise-altering players. You might think his time in Philadelphia may have damaged his trust in the Process — and it may have in the weeks and months after his dismissal — but the excitement surrounding the 76ers has repaired his reputation to a certain degree. The Process is no longer a running joke; it’s now something fans will embrace it.

Hinkie would have a head start in rebuilding the Knicks from the ground up. Porzingis is a player worth building around. He’s only 21, so the Knicks wouldn’t be wasting his prime as they carry out the Process. Hinkie would already have his center of the future in place, as well. Willy Hernangomez isn’t a foundational player, but he’s perfect for today’s NBA game. He can score around the basket thanks to a soft touch and should develop into a capable long-range shooter in the next few years. Prozingis and Hernangomez are a good start.

The rest of the roster is expendable. It’s going to be difficult to get Noah off the books, but if Magic Johnson can find away to get rid of Timofey Mozgov, Hinkie should be able to find a way. The Knicks won’t be able to get a whole lot in return for Anthony because of that no-trade clause which limits New York’s options, but anything will do at this point. A divorce is needed and it will, at the very least, allow the Knicks to bottom out and position themselves for a top pick in next year’s draft.

In Courtney Lee and Lance Thomas, Hinkie would have some pieces to dangle in front of contenders looking to bolster their rosters before next year’s trade deadline. Those two should bring in some decent assets Hinkie can flip in the future.

The next few years aren’t going to be fun for Knicks fans. There are no quick and dirty solutions to the mess Dolan and his band of failed GMs have made over the last two decades. But bringing in a guy like Hinkie would at least give fans some hope for the future. That’s more than they’ve had in a very long time.