New York Knicks

Not making a move at the trade deadline was the worst thing the New York Knicks could have done as a franchise.

This will not only likely result in them missing the playoffs, but there will be a negative feel to this team heading into the offseason because of the fact that the entire roster will know that they could be traded at any time. 

The Knicks have had a really bad 2021-22 season and currently 2.0 games back from the 10-seeded Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference, their chances of making the playoffs at this rate are slim. 

Julius Randle has been very inconsistent all season, causing him to not live up to the hype of being an All-Star last year, and while R.J. Barrett has shown flashes of his potential, he is still just a 21-year-old wing that is still growing in this league. 

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With no other impactful scorers on this roster, especially in the backcourt, Collin Sexton could be a prime free agent target for the Knicks this upcoming offseason. 

Derrick Rose and Kemba Walker are not long-term solutions in the backcourt for the Knicks and Immanuel Quickley is not viewed as an elite-level, impactful player in the backcourt. 

Finding a reliable guard who can take on some of the scoring load is vital for New York and they will have the available cash funds to make a run at someone like Collin Sexton. 

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New York is committed to about $120M in total salaries for next season and they can definitely free up plenty of cap space to give Sexton a $20M-plus per year contract. 

Evan Fournier, Derrick Rose, Alec Burks and Nerlens Noel could all be moved in the offseason via trades, as could Kemba Walker, who will be entering the final year of his contract with the Knicks next season. 

A sign-and-trade is definitely on the table in the offseason for the Knicks to acquire Collin Sexton from Cleveland.