On this day in 1985, the New York Knicks drafted Patrick Ewing—a move that would shape NBA history. As a sports data analyst who's crunched every rebound stat from Madison Square Garden, I break down why Ewing's 15-year tenure (22.8 PPG, 10.4 RPG) makes him the ultimate 'Unicorn Before Unicorns.' From his 11 All-Star appearances to anchoring Dream Team defense, this is analytics meets nostalgia. Grab your graphing calculators—we're time-traveling through box scores.