The New York Knicks and New Orleans Pelicans are teams looking to take a leap back into playoff contention. While they both want to make that leap, the Pelicans are much closer to making that push. Could the two teams come together on a post-free agency trade surrounding Lonzo Ball?

Ball could be an intriguing name to keep an eye on. The Pelicans may prefer to keep him, but the Knicks also need a point guard of the future and could give Ball the chance to be the go-to guy.

Last season with the Pelicans, Ball ended up averaging 11.8 points, 7.0 assists, and 6.1 rebounds per game. He shot 40.3 percent from the floor and knocked down 37.5 percent of his three-point attempts. His three-point percentage was the highest by far of his three-year career.

It was clear that Ball worked hard throughout the offseason to improve. He took the trade from the Los Angeles Lakers personally. Being traded again to a city like New York would make him work even harder to become the face of the Knicks’ franchise.

All of that being said, let’s take a look at a potential trade between the Knicks and Pelicans for Lonzo Ball that could make perfect sense.