New York Knicks Receive: G/F Caleb Martin
Miami Heat Receive: G/F Cam Reddish
Often, NBA transactions come down to weighing your ceiling vs your floor. Is it better to go for the sure thing, or take a gamble on a player who could end up being more valuable?
Through that lens, some might argue that this trade would only go down in a bizarro world.
After all, the New York Knicks didn’t even sniff the postseason in 2021-22. By all rights, they should be rebuilding. Why would they trade a higher-upside player for the safer, more reliable Martin?
Meanwhile, the Heat are fresh off an appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals. They’ll be looking to advance even further into the playoffs in 2022-23.
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Are they really the optimal team to gamble on Reddish’s breakthrough? Perhaps.