It’s kind of the AD problem all over again. You assume they are available for cheap in 2-3 years, meanwhile they sign a super max. One could argue that the league is locked up between LA and LA for the next 2-3 years anyway — on paper. I think that misses the point.
To be competitive, you need to maximize the minute player in term of Player Efficiency and more specifically, eFG.
I’m not in a “rush” to trade draft picks, but at some point the Knicks will need to consolidate into two more starting level players. Maybe three.