New Orleans Pelicans Receive: C Mitchell Robinson, G Derrick Rose, 2024 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2026 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2028 First-Round Pick (NYK)
New York Knicks Receive: F Zion Williamson
On the other hand, why would Zion Williamson to the New York Knicks be destined? After all, the NBA draft lottery doesn’t respond to destiny. It is random.
The lottery balls bounce as they do, and that’s what determines what players go where.
Perhaps Williamson just felt like a Knick. He was expected to be the biggest star to come into the NBA in some time. Shouldn’t he be in the league’s biggest market?
Well, his Duke teammate RJ Barrett found his way there instead. Frankly, it hasn’t been the best-case scenario for anybody.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans & New York Knicks Updates
Barrett has been underwhelming on the Knicks, and Williamson can’t seem to stay healthy in New Orleans.
Could they really trade him to the Knicks?