Why The New York Knicks Do The Deal
In a sense, this deal isn’t about Hayward for the Knicks. It’s about other stars. They want them to watch this team succeed and think “imagine how good they’d be if that was me”.
After all, in the modern NBA, teams are less inclined to just trade for a star. That star typically needs to want to be on the team. The Knicks want to become a desirable place for a star to land.
Of course, that’s not the only objective here. The Knicks are a good team, and they want to get better. Adding Hayward ought to help them do so.
After all, he may not be the star he once was, but Hayward remains a solid playmaking wing. Finally, Evan Fournier is on a bad contract, and this deal helps the Knicks get off of it.
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All told, it’s not too difficult to read their intentions here.
