There are two lessons, but not for teams. For superstars.
1. The power of team dynamics is more than just one player even if that player banks 45 on a closeout game.
2. Superstars fuck up salary cap.
Itβs fun that there are basically zero lessons any team can take from the Knicks. You canβt plan to rebuild by signing a guy whoβs been raised from birth to be your specific teamβs savior, who then becomes a superstar overnight β and THEN takes a $113m pay cut to sign his buds.