New York Knicks Receives: G CJ McCollum
Portland Trail Blazers Receives: G Immanuel Quickley, F Obi Toppin, F Kevin Knox II, 2021 1st Round Pick
This trade scenario features the Portland Trail Blazers moving CJ McCollum to a New York Knicks team that has significant practical cap space to work with this offseason. He is set to earn just under $30.9 million in 2021-22 and that will only rise through the 2023-24 season.
Per Spotrac.com, the Knicks are projected to have nearly $67.9 million in practical salary cap space to work with this offseason. That’s more than any other team in the NBA and it was the result of strategically signing players to deals that would expire in the 2021 offseason in an effort to make aggressive recruiting pushes.
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The Knicks and Blazers could embark on a trade that could see some great talent being sent out to both squads, and it could make a lot of sense. Both the Trail Blazers and the Knicks want to set themselves up better for long-term success and this scenario could help now and going forward.
This trade gives both sides exactly what they’re looking for in terms of talent, and it’s a very fair deal between two competitive rosters. Let’s take a look at how this trade directly impacts each team directly.
