Knicks owner James Dolan, the same guy who once kicked Knicks legend Charles Oakley out of Madison Square Garden, is often ridiculed by analysts and players throughout the NBA -- both former and current. His team hasn’t been competitive for over a decade and doesn’t appear close to breaking that trend in 2019-20.

Former Knick Kenyon Martin spoke to Dolan’s perceived ineptitude in this Q&A with hoopshype.com, where he was asked what the Knicks can do to attract star players moving forward.

What don’t they need to do? If I knew [how to help the Knicks land a star], I’d go play the lottery. There’s a laundry list of things, but there’s been one common denominator in this whole thing: James Dolan. There’s a reason things keep happening within that organization. It starts at the top. He’s picking the GMs and presidents and then they pick the coach, and it’s the wrong people in place.

Hopefully, they got it together with Fiz (David Fizdale) being there and with them drafting RJ Barrett. It seems like they’re moving in the right direction. From afar, it seems like Dolan is being less hands-on and letting the basketball guys do their job.

Maybe Dolan’s recent less hands-on approach will be enough to right the ship. Madison Square Garden was once a place top players desired to play. A place where some of the NBA’s greatest history has taken place.

It’s still a place players like to play, but more because the Knicks present an easy win, or chance for megastars to drop big numbers on a historic stage.

Maybe Martin has a point.

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