Thursday Posted & Toasted Notes: Snitchie Mitchie, no big man’s land, doc talk

CHONGQING, CHINA – DECEMBER 01: Giant panda Mang Cancan plays outdoor at Chongqing Zoo on December 1, 2024 in Chongqing, China. The panda was nominated as Chongqing's ambassador for the 13th National Traffic Safety Day, which falls on December 2. (Photo by Zhou Yi/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

Not the best day for links, as everybody was writing about Jaylen Brown and LeBron James. You’d been cool thinking those things should be separated by a good 10 years or so, but they’re not, somehow. Here are some.

You have probably heard about this by now, but Mitchell Robinson is officially gone, and worse, he’s gone to Boston. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the three-year, $47.4 million deal with the Celtics, ending his eight-year run in New York. Mitch posted a farewell on Instagram, thanked the Knicks and fans for the best years of his life, and got love back from Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, and others. I hate the destination. I do not hate the man. Once a Knick, always a Knick, unless you do something truly unforgivable. This is not that, even if the jersey will hurt the eyes.The Knicks don’t have any big men rostered and still need to fill a few open roster spots. Meanwhile, Stefan Bondy reported they’re not close to signing Kevon Looney, but it could still happen.If you’re interested, which probably are more than the Knicks are (at least that’s how they are making it look like), the best FA centers still available are not what you call enticing. Remove Mamu, Bagley, and Hayes from that list, by the way.

Drafted here
Grew up here
Became a champion here
Thank you Mitchell Robinson pic.twitter.com/9ZmpaB5Dvz

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) July 1, 2026Already touched on this in yesterday’s notes, but the New York Post discussed Mike Brown’s appearance on the Roommates Show, quoting him as revealing Dillon Jones as someone who played a real behind-the-scenes role during the Knicks’ championship run.

“Throughout the course of this run, I got help with the messaging from different people. I’m gonna tell you guys, you may know this or may not, Dillon [Jones] was fabulous.