Josh Hart had a specific request for his incoming New York Knicks teammate PJ Tucker, specifically involving Kobe Bryant.

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A top-tier offense has an imbalance. A feel-good squad is feeling even better. And a role player is shining outside of his role.

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The Celtics can comfortably put Holiday on Towns, allowing Porziņģis to guard whichever non-shooter the Knicks have on the floor, because he’s strong and an incredible post defender for his size. This makes New York’s top-notch offense stagnant. Only so many teams have guards/wings able to disrupt Towns (Oklahoma City is one of them).

The Raptors recently waived Tucker after being shipped to Toronto ahead of the NBA trade deadline in ... some basketball left in him in New York, with the Knicks needing some depth on the roster ...