New York Knicks
The Knicks actually made some wise moves at the deadline, perhaps lending credence to the team finally starting to move in the right direction after firing their general manager just days before.
But the wisdom is to get worse in getting some assets for Marcus Morris, who won’t be involved in any New York resurgence at his age and on his current contract.
Knicks are finalizing a deal to send Marcus Morris to the Clippers for Moe Harkless and other assets, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Sides still working on exact additional players/picks.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 6, 2020
They sent the former Celtic to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for forward Maurice Harkless, a 2020 first-rounder, swap rights in 2021 and 2023, a second-round pick in 2022 and draft rights to guard Issuf Sanon from the Washington Wizards as part of the touching requirements for multi-team deals (which this was part of).
Grade: New York probably got worse this season without Morris’ shooting with so many bigs on their roster (what is going on with this trend?), but they got a haul for Mook that will help them if James Dolan doesn’t find a way to much things up midstream.