The New York Knicks are one team set up well to make a blockbuster NBA trade. They are difficult to pull off during the season, and this season it will be even more complicated because of the issues teams are dealing with stemming from a surge in positive COVID-19 tests.
Leon Rose and Scott Perry have done a good job stockpiling assets. The front office and scouts have done an excellent job identifying players to select in the NBA Draft and haven’t sacrificed draft capital to do so.
Alas, the free-agent acquisitions that the team made this offseason haven’t panned out as hoped. The Knicks, after surprising everyone last season and earning the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, have struggled to find that consistency this season.
Kemba Walker was removed from the starting lineup and rotation for a three-week stretch. Evan Fournier has had some good stretches shooting the ball, but not enough to live up to the contract he signed.
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Julius Randle’s regression is the most surprising, as lackadaisical effort defensively and the inefficient offense has plagued him all season.
New York wants to make a blockbuster at some point to push toward the upper echelon of the league. Damian Lillard is one player that has been continuously linked to the Knicks. But, he has remained consistent saying he will not ask for a trade and the Trail Blazers have said he is not available.
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Could the New York Knicks pivot elsewhere, possibly to the Los Angeles Lakers? A blockbuster deal involving Anthony Davis is something that has started garnering some whispers as the Lakers are struggling mightily and don’t have many future assets.
Could a deal between the two teams centered around Davis occur? Let’s take a look at this hypothetical deal that brings Davis to the Big Apple.
