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It’s another edition of Knicks‘ Mailbag with SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley ready to answer your questions surrounding the team. Let’s get started…
@Amrmets15 — Do you think the Knicks look to address the need for another rim protector at the deadline? Nick Richards maybe back in the fold? Kolek and Dadiet works theoretically
If I’m making a guess today, I’m guessing that the Knicks look for veteran point guards on the trade market before they look for front-line help. Remember, the Knicks signed Malcolm Brogdon in September with the hope that he’d be their backup point guard. They’ve had to go to Plan B once Brogdon retired.
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So far, Plan B has been point guard by committee. Second-year point guard Tyler Kolek was in the mix early in the regular season, but he’s been out of Mike Brown’s rotation for the past three weeks. Kolek was a DNP-CD in the two games Jalen Brunson missed due to injury. The DNP-CDs during Brunson’s absence suggest Brown doesn’t see Kolek as a rotation player at this point.
The Knicks are getting by with a point-guard-by-committee approach. But I think there is still a desire internally to add a backup point guard behind Brunson.
Who is that player? I’m not sure. Sacramento seems like a team that will be open for business ahead of the trade deadline. Jevon Carter is in the final year of his contract in Chicago; but the Bulls clearly value the veteran point guard. I’m sure there will be other options on the trade market in the coming weeks.
So if the Knicks are healthy, @amrmets15, I’d guess today that they prioritize point guard over front court in the trade market. This is stating the obvious, but I’m sure the Knicks would at least check in with Dallas if/when Anthony Davis becomes available. You may scoff at the idea, but the Knicks want to win a title this season. If Dallas is offering Davis at a below-market cost, I’m sure the Knicks will at least give the move some thought. But this, again, is stating the obvious. The Mavs will get calls from nearly all NBA teams if/when they make Davis available.
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Anyway, the trade market will materialize…
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