The New York Knicks probably had higher hopes for their 2021-22 NBA season.
After advancing to the playoffs last season, the team failed to even make the play-in tournament last season. They enter this summer with more questions than answers.
It’s hard to know how they’ll approach the offseason. They could justify initiating a rebuild. They’ve already got a building block in place with RJ Barrett, as well as talented young players like Cam Reddish, Immanuel Quickley, and Obi Toppin.
At the same time, they could leverage any number of those players into a win-now deal. Julius Randle may have disappointed in 2021-22, but he’s still an All-Star talent. Acquiring a co-star for him could vault this team right back into the playoffs.
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If that’s the front office’s line of thinking, Obi Toppin would be a suitable trade candidate.
Here are three players the New York Knicks could target in exchange for the young forward.