So the Knicks’ pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo is not dead, but it is undeniably harder. The interest is mutual, the fit is obvious, yet the days of a semi‑exclusive runway appear over, and any Giannis‑to‑New‑York dream now has to survive a full‑blown arms race.​

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