After the Knicks were able to break into the playoffs last season, they have undoubtedly made fans have greater expectations for this season, but the overall performance of the Knicks so far this season has not been ideal. So before this year's trade deadline, whether it can promote meaningful deals is largely the key to this Knicks turning the tide.
So what kind of deals can the Knicks promote before this year's deal deadline? The advice given by the US media Evan Messi is to promote the deal involving Ben Simmons with the 76ers:
Knicks got: Ben Simmons, Isaiah Joe
76ers get: Evan Fournier, Kemba Walker, Obi-Topping, 2022 first-round picks (unprotected), 2023 first-round picks (exchange rights, more favorable for the 76ers), 2024 first-round picks (protected with the first 10 picks, passed to 2025 unprotected), 2026 first-round picks (exchange rights, more favorable to the 76ers)
Judging by the deal itself, this would indeed be a move that would benefit both parties. Although the Knicks need to give up Obi-Troping and multiple future first-round picks in this deal, they can also get players like Ben Simmons to give them a better competitive position, after all, the one-on-one duo of Ben Simmons and Randall is still a very exciting combination.
As for the 76ers, after sending Ben Simmons, they can also solve the farce that has plagued them throughout the offseason and half season, after all, Simmons has little interest in continuing to play for the 76ers. In addition, the 76ers can also get two veterans with good strength in the backcourt and a rising star inside line like Topin, plus multiple future first-round draft picks, which is believed to also meet the 76ers management's requirements for transactions involving Simmons.
Of course, this is still a speculative deal, after all, the Knicks and 76ers to promote a deal involving Ben Simmons seems unlikely, but if the two sides have more ideas to push the deal, such a deal is still a relatively reasonable move.