Knicks, Nets start 2024-25 NBA season with different directions

New York couldn’t have a bigger difference in what’s at stake for its NBA teams this season.

After the WNBA’s Liberty ended the city’s 51-year drought without a pro basketball title, there is only one New York team with realistic expectations to deliver the same.

The other is set up to fail — a tanking team with designs on next spring’s draft lottery.

After the Yankees’ World Series run, New Yorkers will be able to turn to another credible title contender in the Knicks, who enter the season with a loaded roster and as much hype as they’ve had in decades.