Knox is really odd man out here and i don't see a path in the current rotation for any opening now or in the future. In his place, Knicks should really focus on finding a defensive wing role player that can be used in emergency situations with Bullock and Ntilikina gone. Justise Winslow, Stanley Johnson, Avery Bradley, Hollis-Jefferson, Bates-Diop, and bringing back Ntilikina stand out as the best options on the market for that role.

Moving Knox for a future 2nd round pick or in a trade for a defensive wing really seems like the only option at this point. If there's one criticism to this offseason it's that we let go of all defensive role players, but obviously there's still plenty of time to address that.

I'd be on the side of keeping him for an audition. Either see what he can give us or see if we can at least boost his value a bit before the deadline.

Knixkik wrote:

JesseDark wrote:I would wait to see what he brings this season. If he is playing with the proper energy and doesn’t have defensive lapses he can be an X factor to the offense. If that fails then yeah, throw him in a trade deal.
To his credit he is playing in the summer league.

But how is he playing? There's no avenue to real playing time besides maybe a brief cameo here and there. He's probably 13th or 14th in the roster pecking order when you factor in Grimes and McBride being development priorities and favorites of Thibs.

While I admit you are most likely correct because his situation resembles Frank N, I can't be so certain because the Knicks could have turned down his option. They chose to bring him back. I don't see Thibs prioritizing Grimes over Knox unless he earns it. I think last year proved that you have to earn your minutes. But, he certainly didn't improve his roster position with the Knick's offseason.

His minutes would appear to be more likely at PF than SF, imo.

fishmike wrote:Knox is an expiring contract. If we dont move him by the deadline I am guessing they let him walk for a chance to get minutes somewhere. He's making $6mm so a team that takes him is gonna have to send us something back. I dont see that

Still a few teams like Charlotte, San Antonio, and OKC with cap space and flexibility that may take a flier for a 2nd round pick. I've always felt OKC was a logical spot for him.

unstopaball12 wrote:Said it in the other thread, a trade with Mitch, toppin and few seconds to the pacers for turner would be ideal

Turner makes sense for this squad but the front office probably has a bigger target in mind.

fishmike wrote:Knox is an expiring contract. If we dont move him by the deadline I am guessing they let him walk for a chance to get minutes somewhere. He's making $6mm so a team that takes him is gonna have to send us something back. I dont see that

This is the issue - he's too expensive to take a chance on. So at this point in the offseason when teams are trying to allocate cap, you either can get a worse contract back for him, or you need to use a pick to entice someone to take him on. Neither make more sense for us then just letting him play out the season. We might as well see how he looks in summer league and training camp. I don't think he's a simple player to move. When it comes to the trade deadline/later in the year it will be a bit of a different story as teams begin to prepare for the next offseason.