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The Knicks have been a hot topic this offseason. They gave up a boatload of draft picks to get Mikal Bridges from Brooklyn and are bringing back OG Anunoby, giving the title contenders one of the best wing duos in the NBA. That move, though, also puts New York in jeopardy of being hard-capped at the first apron, which, by all accounts, isn’t something the team is interested in.

The Knicks need to shed about $4.3 million to avoid this. Detroit can capitalize on this given its remaining financial flexibility while still addressing needs in the process.

Here is what a trade would have to look like to, potentially, satisfy both sides:

Pistons receive Mitchell Robinson, Miles McBride, a 2025 first-round pick (via Detroit) and multiple future seconds
Knicks receive Jalen Duren and Jaden Ivey

I’m sure some Pistons fans will hate this and some will love it, but it does allow both sides to meet their objective. For Detroit, it gets both a proven rim protector at the center spot in Robinson and a backup point guard in McBride. Most importantly, the Pistons get back their future first-rounder that makes it very, very hard and puts them at a disadvantage if they were to consider a trade for a top-30-ish player in the very near future. Giving up Duren and Ivey would be tough, as both players still have upside, but the Pistons have to consider giving them extensions next summer, and Langdon didn’t draft either one.

For New York, this trade sheds $6.5 million in salary, so the financial goal is met. Additionally, per league sources, the Knicks were very interested in Ivey during the 2022 NBA Draft and nearly traded for him. A move like this would allow the Knicks to have some young, lottery-pick prospects in the pipeline who can also contribute right now.

martin wrote:Knicks get younger and fit into the second apron. Doesn't address backup C but it's something

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The Knicks have been a hot topic this offseason. They gave up a boatload of draft picks to get Mikal Bridges from Brooklyn and are bringing back OG Anunoby, giving the title contenders one of the best wing duos in the NBA. That move, though, also puts New York in jeopardy of being hard-capped at the first apron, which, by all accounts, isn’t something the team is interested in.

The Knicks need to shed about $4.3 million to avoid this. Detroit can capitalize on this given its remaining financial flexibility while still addressing needs in the process.

Here is what a trade would have to look like to, potentially, satisfy both sides:

Pistons receive Mitchell Robinson, Miles McBride, a 2025 first-round pick (via Detroit) and multiple future seconds
Knicks receive Jalen Duren and Jaden Ivey

I’m sure some Pistons fans will hate this and some will love it, but it does allow both sides to meet their objective. For Detroit, it gets both a proven rim protector at the center spot in Robinson and a backup point guard in McBride. Most importantly, the Pistons get back their future first-rounder that makes it very, very hard and puts them at a disadvantage if they were to consider a trade for a top-30-ish player in the very near future. Giving up Duren and Ivey would be tough, as both players still have upside, but the Pistons have to consider giving them extensions next summer, and Langdon didn’t draft either one.

For New York, this trade sheds $6.5 million in salary, so the financial goal is met. Additionally, per league sources, the Knicks were very interested in Ivey during the 2022 NBA Draft and nearly traded for him. A move like this would allow the Knicks to have some young, lottery-pick prospects in the pipeline who can also contribute right now.

Solid proposal. But since Detroit is clearly mismanaged and just traded QGrimes for THJ, can we just sign and trade them Burks for 14mm in exchange for the same players and they give us the picks?

martin wrote:Knicks get younger and fit into the second apron. Doesn't address backup C but it's something

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The Knicks have been a hot topic this offseason. They gave up a boatload of draft picks to get Mikal Bridges from Brooklyn and are bringing back OG Anunoby, giving the title contenders one of the best wing duos in the NBA. That move, though, also puts New York in jeopardy of being hard-capped at the first apron, which, by all accounts, isn’t something the team is interested in.

The Knicks need to shed about $4.3 million to avoid this. Detroit can capitalize on this given its remaining financial flexibility while still addressing needs in the process.

Here is what a trade would have to look like to, potentially, satisfy both sides:

Pistons receive Mitchell Robinson, Miles McBride, a 2025 first-round pick (via Detroit) and multiple future seconds
Knicks receive Jalen Duren and Jaden Ivey

I’m sure some Pistons fans will hate this and some will love it, but it does allow both sides to meet their objective. For Detroit, it gets both a proven rim protector at the center spot in Robinson and a backup point guard in McBride. Most importantly, the Pistons get back their future first-rounder that makes it very, very hard and puts them at a disadvantage if they were to consider a trade for a top-30-ish player in the very near future. Giving up Duren and Ivey would be tough, as both players still have upside, but the Pistons have to consider giving them extensions next summer, and Langdon didn’t draft either one.

For New York, this trade sheds $6.5 million in salary, so the financial goal is met. Additionally, per league sources, the Knicks were very interested in Ivey during the 2022 NBA Draft and nearly traded for him. A move like this would allow the Knicks to have some young, lottery-pick prospects in the pipeline who can also contribute right now.

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Getting back their pick is the key. Duran? Physically he is a stud, but can't speak to his defensive IQ.
Ivey is Shumpert/Westbrick comp. Super athletic but shot suspect thus far. Westbrook gets all kinds of **** now but was an MVP and top 15 player for almost a decade. He is HOF bound.
Ivey has upside but can Detroit wait for it? Johnny Bryant would salivate to work with this kid? Could he handle coming off the bench?
At the same time can we win a chip with Duran in the middle? We are bonafide contenders on paper.

Interesting take.

Detroit definitely bites if you give them back their first round pick which probably never conveys to Knicks anyway.

VDesai wrote:Doesnt solve our center depth issue and downgrades our defense so it doesn't help a team thats trying to win a title next year.

This. Could be a nice long term move, but we're officially a win now team trying to capitalize on this 2-3 year window while we have OG, Novas, and Randle locked into deals. I don't expect the Detroit guys will surpass Mitch/Deuce next year or even the year after.

Duren may seem to be more durable but Trading one center for another, doesn’t really address the fact that we would still need a back up center

I’m a Ivey fan and believe he is going to be a stud in the league but he has shown this past season that he needs the ball in his hands to be effective. Going to be tough getting touches on a team with two iso dominate players. Deuce knows his role and does it very well for the Knicks.

Today, Mitch is a better player than Duren..the issue is his health and availability. Knicks should be looking for someone who can share the center position with Robinson. Not replace him.

When it comes to Ivey, he may not be happy coming off the bench and clocking in 10-15 min a night (essentially what Deuce role is now). Although I believe he is very talented, he is still hasn’t found his footing in the NBA, while Deuce has and seems to have accepted it.