The New York Knicks are one of the more intriguing teams heading into the off-season. A new regime in the front office and a new coach could easily lead to a shake-up of a team that finished 21-45 last season.
The Knicks roster is a mash-up of talented players that do not fit together, making them terrific trade candidates. The Athletic’s Mike Vorkunov and John Hollinger took that idea and ran with it recently, putting together an entire article of Knicks trades.
Naturally, a deal involving the No. 2 pick came up and featured a more robust trade package than many others proposed before. While some have included Mitchell Robinson as a sweetener from the Knicks, Hollinger felt that alone didn’t make sense in the deal.
“Would a deal like that — (Kevon) Looney, (Jordan) Poole and the No. 2 pick for (Mitchell) Robinson and the No. 8 pick, with an additional first from the Warriors — be more palatable from New York’s perspective?”
Kevon Looney and Jordan Poole are two interesting players for the Knicks to take on. Poole had an up-and-down rookie season but would be a great fit on a Knicks team lacking guards. Looney would initially add to the dearth of bigs on the team but eating his contract to move up to the No. 2 pick is still worthwhile.
Moving up to the No. 2 pick should allow the Knicks the chance to draft LaMelo Ball, but if the recent report from Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report is to be believed, New York may want to deeper explore trading for the No. 1 pick as well.