The Knicks will get another painful reminder of what could have been when Ja Morant comes to town Wednesday night.
The freshly named All-Star starter, who might have been a Knick had the lottery balls bounced a little differently in 2019, will visit the Garden with a Grizzlies team he has elevated nearly to the top of the Western Conference.
Morant, who has become a human highlight reel, has lifted the Grizzlies to a 35-18 record, good for third place in the West, thanks to a recent 11-game winning streak. The 22-year-old point guard is averaging 26.4 points, 6.8 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game.
“It’s crazy. His speed is so electric,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said Tuesday after practice. “It puts so much pressure on your defense and his ability to get into the paint, he does everything. He forces your defense to collapse. He scores, he creates easy offense for everyone around him. He’s unselfish, he plays hard.
“That position,…