The New York Knicks ought to be looking to make significant changes following a subpar 2021-22 season. They will be a team to watch in NBA trade rumors, especially as the draft approaches.
After advancing to the playoffs in 2020-21, they failed to make the play-in tournament this year. Fresh off the heels of a Most Improved Player campaign, Julius Randle’s production plummeted.
Randle went from an All-NBA Second-Team nod to making headlines for his conduct on the sidelines and comments in media reports. It’s not what the Knicks had hoped for after signing him to a four-year, $117.1 million contract extension.
The present may be bleak, but the future is bright enough in New York. The Knicks have ample draft capital and several intriguing young players. With one of the league’s better asset bases, they could decide to spark a rebuild this summer and already find themselves well ahead of the pack.
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Alternatively, they could sink those assets into a win-now move. Acquiring Pascal Siakam would certainly meet that threshold. The Toronto Raptors will not give up their star forward easily.
Here are three packages that the Knicks could offer that they’d have to at least consider.