Washington Wizards Receive: G Derrick Rose, 2025 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2026 First-Round Pick (Swap- NYK)
New York Knicks Receive: F Deni Avdija, G Delon Wright
Meanwhile, the Knicks have a young player of their own who could use an opportunity.
Obi Toppin has certainly flashed some potential in the NBA. This is a hyper-athletic forward who can handle the ball in the open court.
With that said, he’s struggled to find opportunities behind Julius Randle in this rotation. That’s likely to continue.
Both Toppin and Randle are best used at the 4 spot, and Randle is a star.
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With that in mind, we almost sent Toppin to the Wizards. Then, we asked ourselves – why would the Wizards find more opportunities for Toppin than they have for Avdija?
Of course, we could ask ourselves the opposite question about the Knicks.