Being a lifelong fan of the New York Knicks is not fun. We haven't gotten out of the second round of the players since 2000, and have been mediocre for the majority of that time. Even when we won 54 games in 2012-13, we weren't that good. That team overachieved because of veterans like Jason Kidd, Rasheed Wallace, and Kenyon Martin being in the locker room. This coming offseason—after a year when the Knicks will likely win under 20 games—is one of the most important summers in team history. We locked up Melo for the next five years, gave away players like Tyson Chandler, Iman Shumpert, and J.R. Smith to create some extra cap space, and should have a guaranteed top-four pick along with around $30 million to burn.

Marc Gasol, Paul Milsap, LaMarcus Aldridge, Wes Matthews, Rajon Rondo, Goran Dragic, and Patrick Beverley will be among the free agents this summer. Each of those players can help the Knicks immensely, except for maybe Rajon because the triangle requires a point guard who can shoot.

At this point, though—who cares? We'd still take him regardless.

One of my favorite pastimes is building a Knicks team of my liking in NBA 2K. Sometimes I get ridiculous and basically build a fantasy team, but for the most part I try to be a little realistic to make the games competitive. Recently, I documented a Franchise mode for the 2016 Knicks, simulating through the 2014-2015 season (because we stink this year) to get to the fun part: the 2015-2016 season. Check out how the Knickerbockers can become title contenders next season as we begin Building the 2016 NBA Champion New York Knicks With NBA 2K15.

Angel Diaz is a staff writer for Complex Media. Follow him @ADiaz456.