Last season, the Knicks were able to break into the playoffs as the No. 4 seed in the East, which also ended the team's seven-season playoff drought, and even if the Knicks can't go further in the playoffs, they also make fans more expecting their performance this season.
Only so far this season, the Knicks have not been able to replicate the successful performance of last season, and because of this, there have been many rumors about the Knicks in recent times. So what more moves does this Knicks need to make this season? The advice given by the US media Brett Siegel is that the Knicks can promote a blockbuster deal involving Damian Lillard with the Blazers and Pelicans:
Knicks get: Damian Lillard, Garrett Temple, Tony Snell
The Blazers get: RJ Barrett, Obi-Topping, Kemba Walker, Evan Fournier, 2022 first-round picks (first 18 picks protected, from the Hornets), 2022 first-round picks (lotto protection, passed to 2023 unprotected, from the Knicks), 2022 second-round picks (from the Pelicans), 2024 first-round picks (exchange rights, from the Knicks), 2026 first-round picks (exchange rights, from the Knicks)
Pelicans get: Robert Covington
Whether it's the Knicks or any other team in the league, as long as there is a chance to trade Lillard, I believe they will do their best to push for the deal. In the deal, the Knicks pushed for a deal involving Damian Lillard with multiple players and multiple future draft picks.
Even though Lillard hasn't played the best basketball of his career so far this season, he's still one of the best point guards and scorers in the league. You know, since the 2016-17 season, Lillard has averaged 27.3 points per game and 37.5% three-point shooting data performance.
What's more, Lillard is a player who can excel in assists while maintaining his score, and he has a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio when he averages 6.7 assists per game. Because of this, after getting Lillard, the Knicks can also create a combination of Lillard and Randall as the core, and such a combination may make Madison Garden Stadium boil again.