San Antonio Spurs Receive: G/F Evan Fournier, 2023 First-Round Pick (DAL via NYK) 

New York Knicks Receive: G/F Josh Richardson

Of course, it’s hard to discuss the upcoming draft without discussing “tanking”. Like it or not, it’s a strategy we expect to see many teams use in 2022-23. 

With that in mind, sometimes, there’s a tendency to think it’s the only route to acquiring talent. Tanking allows you to land a player on his rookie contract and see how he develops. It’s not only a route to talent – it’s a route to cost-controlled talent. 

Still, there are plenty of avenues that can lead to landing good NBA players. The trade market is always open, and almost every season, a star player or two demands their way into it. 

The Knicks seem well aware of that fact. They haven’t had a lot of great seasons in recent years, but they do have an impressive collection of tradeable contracts and draft capital.

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In all likelihood, they’re just waiting to broker a blockbuster deal that lands them a superstar. 

Does this move get them closer to doing so?