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Recent injuries mitchell robinson That hasn’t stopped the New York Knicks from doing due diligence on the trade market at other positions.
Knicks are one of several teams to have expressed exploratory trade interest in Hawks guard dejounte murraya league source told HoopsHype.
Murray cannot be traded until January 9 after agreeing to a four-year, $120 million contract extension with the Hawks in July. But considering Atlanta started the season poorly as a fringe play-in team; jalen johnson’s Can’t think of anything for the Hawks other than injuries and the usual trade suspects. deandre hunter and clint capella.
Knicks continue to show interest in trade for Raptors forward OG Anunobya league source told HoopsHype.Knicks forward last season RJ Barrett Those brief trade inquiries made a splash, but nothing of substance came of it. Unless New York blows Toronto away with a well-paid first-round draft pick and perhaps another young asset, this situation is likely to continue again.
Immanuel QuickleyOne NBA executive said he was New York’s second-best trade asset after him. jalen brunson, he was far away from the Knicks, who could potentially extend his contract before the season. As HoopsHype previously reported, Quickley was offered around $18 million a year, and league sources said he was seeking closer to $25 million a year. Considering the wide gap in extension talks and the belief that Quickley will eventually want to start, the Knicks could move last year’s Sixth Man of the Year finalist in a sensible trade. I would consider doing so.
The Knicks were also in limbo. Evan Fournier’s His expiring $18.86 million contract is like a piñata at a kid’s birthday party waiting for a team to take a shot at it, and he’s a career 38 percent 3-point shooter. The Frenchman only appeared in one game all season.
