This has been anything but a standard summer for the new-look Knicks as, in the span of just two and a half weeks, they fundamentally changed their team. Former MVP Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, a former defensive player of the year, are the headline acquisitions, while guards Courtney Lee and Brandon Jennings were brought in to serve in supporting roles for a club that, despite the presence of Carmelo Anthony, hasn’t reached the postseason since 2013.

Several questions face this newest group of players. Can Rose and Noah...