The New York Knicks are one of the NBA’s true enigmas. How can an organization with such natural advantages be so downtrodden?

If market size matters, it ought to be set. New York is the largest market in the NBA. It’s one of the cultural capitals of the world: not to mention, one of the basketball capitals of America.

Somehow, the Knicks keep on Knicking. They do seem to at least have a plan currently. At the NBA Draft, they traded Kemba Walker and their 11th overall pick for multiple future first-round picks.

Some critics panned the move, but it might have been shrewd. The Knicks cleared up substantial cap space while also loading up on draft capital.

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How they use that space will define their path moving forward.

If they’d like to use it to swing a big trade, we’ve got three ideas for them to pursue this summer.