Inside The Paint: The Knicks Should Build Their Team Around David Lee

David Lee resigned with the New York Knicks with a one year contract, but the question that should be asked of the Knicks is whether the team should build around Lee as opposed to waiting for 2010? David Lee has quickly become one of the surprising up-and-comers in the league, thanks in part to the coaching efforts of Mike D'Antoni, and Knicks General Manager Mike Walsh would be wise to keep Lee for the long, but also build around him. Yes, the free agent class of 2010 has propelled New York (among other teams) to consider saving up in salary cap space for now in hopes of landing a player of star caliber, such as Chris Bosh, LeBron James, or Dwayne Wade. Knicks fans would be excited at the possibility of having one or two of these mentioned star players in a Knicks uniform, but for the Knicks to achieve that, the team would have to demonstrate that it can quickly turn into a competitor on the court as offside the court. So far, in the last few seasons, the Knicks have yet to ha...