One NBA writer is proposing that the New York Knicks acquire OG Anunoby from the Toronto Raptors and Moses Moody and Gary Payton II from the Golden State Warriors.
Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Knicks, Raptors and Warriors:
Warriors Receive: Pascal Siakam and Isaiah Hartenstein
Raptors Receive: Andrew Wiggins, Evan Fournier, Jonathan Kuminga, Quentin Grimes, a 2024 first-round pick from New York, a 2028 first-round pick from New York and a 2028 first-round pick from Golden State
Knicks Receive: OG Anunoby, Moses Moody, Gary Payton II
The Knicks could start Jalen Brunson, RJ Barrett, Anunoby, Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson if New York’s front office figured out a path to acquire Anunoby from Toronto and Moody and Payton II would be valuable bench players.
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Anunoby is averaging 15.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals this season while shooting 47.3% from the field, 40.9% from beyond the arc and 61.3% from the free-throw line.
“Adding Anunoby to a starting five that includes Robinson would give New York one of the game’s best inside-out defensive duos,” Bailey wrote in his NBA trade column. “And if he keeps shooting the way he has for the last two seasons (he’s at 39.3 percent from deep since the start of 2022-23), he can help on the other end as a floor-spacer flanking Brunson.”
Moody is averaging 8.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists while shooting 49.3% from the field, 36.8% from beyond the arc and 75.0% from the free-throw line.
Finally, Payton II is averaging 5.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals while shooting 47.9% from the field, 32.1% from beyond the arc and 66.7% from the free-throw line.
“Moody is two years younger than Grimes and already has a significantly higher 2023-24 box plus/minus,” Bailey wrote in his NBA trade column. “He replaces some of the depth lost on the wing, while Payton II (currently out indefinitely with a torn calf) adds to the defense, as well.”
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The Knicks are 12-8 on the season. They are in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
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