This is a weird one to process. Mitch Robinson is a New York Knick champion who is no longer a New York Knick. He survived years of front-office dysfunction that would've broken most big men — roster turnover, coaching changes, the whole circus — and he stuck around long enough to win it all. And his last meaningful act in a Knicks uniform was hauling down an offensive rebound over Victor Wembanyama, the most hyped big man prospect in a generation, to effectively put the series away. That's a hell of an exit.
Loved Mitch as a Knick. Wasn't the greatest postseason for him but to get that final offensive rebound over Wemby which pretty much wrapped things up, such a deserved moment for the big fella.
The postseason wasn't Mitch's best run individually, and nobody pretending otherwise. His offensive game is still limited, his free throw shooting remains one of the most exploited weaknesses in the sport. But the thing about Mitch is he's always been about moments over statistics, about the plays that don't always show up clean in a box score. And getting that board over Wemby in a clinching situation? That shows up everywhere.
I will always love Mitch no matter what. He is a basketball miracle after surviving all that organizational chaos in his early years to become a champion
Now he's headed to Boston. Which, fine. Players move. That's the league. But Hubbs already spotted the most unhinged possible outcome of this trade: what if Mitch Robinson, career 50-percent free throw shooter, figures it out in a Celtics uniform? The entire hack-a-Mitch defensive strategy — a staple of opposing coaches for years — just evaporates. It would be the most Mitch Robinson thing imaginable. The guy beats organizational chaos, wins a title, then robs his old team's opponents of their only reliable late-game weapon against him.
I swear to God if he learns to shoot free throws in Boston and we can’t do hack a Mitch
For now, pour one out for the big fella in blue. He was never the star of the show but he was always part of what made this Knicks run feel different. The rebound over Wemby is the image that sticks — a guy who probably shouldn't still be here, outlasting everyone, grabbing the board that mattered most. Champion. Gone to Boston. Good luck to him, unless he's playing the Knicks.