The term was to "rebuild" the team with young stars.
If I'm not mistaken, the process has been started for a long time already but still no progress.
Or maybe currently still tagged as a "plan".
The last playoff appearance was 2013 with stars in their midst.
Melo, JR Smith, Kidd, Chandler, Kenyon Martin, and more. They are filled with stars and audiences are used to this kind of roster.
Why? Yeah, they can afford it with their high salary cap.
If you look at their roster now, it's difficult to say it is really a Knicks team.
This is also why Stephen A. Smith, a pure Knicks fan is so mad when they didn't try to offer or even have a meeting with KD and Kyrie.