Why The New York Knicks Do The Deal 

For the Knicks, this is about moving on from a player they’re not using anyway. 

Ironically, their unwillingness to play Reddish likely impacted his trade value. By now, his career is on a distinctly downward trajectory. He could improve, but finding a team that’s willing to gamble much on it happening is likely an impossibility. 

With that in mind, they’re landing two solid players here. In all likelihood, they’ll both endear themselves to the defensive-minded Tom Thibodeau if nothing else.

In fact, we know Ntilkina will – when he was a Knick, Thibs surely seemed to appreciate his defensive effort. 

LATEST NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Cam Reddish, New York Knicks & Los Angeles Lakers Updates

He’ll appreciate Green’s as well. Neither of these players is likely to pan out as superstars, but they’ll both play hard on both ends of the floor, and earn playing time in New York. At this stage, that’s more than we can say for Reddish. 

Best of all, they’re both young enough that they could still improve.