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One Phone Call Could've Saved Knicks' Decade

When Rick Pitino picked up the phone in 2017, he thought he was doing the New York Knicks a massive favor. The legendary coach had just one simple message: take his former Louisville player Donovan Mitchell with the eighth overall pick.

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