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The NBA trade deadline brought major fireworks across the league with numerous current and former All-Stars switching teams, but the Knicks (34-17, third in the East) largely stood pat after making all of their blockbuster moves this past offseason.
Their lone trade: sending Jericho Sims to Milwaukee for Delon Wright and cash.
Let’s dive into what New York did and didn’t do on deadline day and how it will impact the remainder of their season — and the summer to follow.
Those unsatisfied with Leon Rose’s relative inactivity (especially compared to his previous midseason moves) likely need a brushing up on the team’s cap and roster situation. Given how much equity they put into their starting five, it would be surprising to shake up their starters before they’ve played a playoff series together.
If a package based around OG Anunoby and Mitchell Robinson could net them LeBron James or Kevin Durant, that would be worth entertaining, but nothing of the sort emerged in rumors. Offering the same for Jimmy Butler or another lateral move would be an unnecessary risk as well.
New York has this core on the books for the foreseeable future, so barring embarrassing playoff exits or another major change, they’ll be working to boost the team on the margins before making a more material change. Unfortunately, it’s tough for them to even do that via midseason trade.
Assuming the starters were off-limits, that left Robinson, Precious Achiuwa, and Miles McBride as rotation players on above-minimum salaries available to deal. Sims, Cameron Payne, Tyler Kolek, and Pacome Dadiet could also be dealt, but they are on smaller contracts.
Robinson arguably carried the most value of the bunch with his $14-million deal and starter-level impact when healthy, but he wasn’t projected to bring anything of value back given his health concerns.
It’s hard to imagine much of a market was out there after Jonas Valanciunas was dealt for two second-round picks and other highly-shopped centers like Nic Claxton, Walker Kessler, Myles Turner, and Clint Capela stayed put.
Achiuwa, Payne, and McBride have been valuable bench pieces on…
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Publish date : 2025-02-07 15:34:00
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