Overnight, another deal happened in the NBA, with Old Kang sending Redish, Hill and the 2025 second-round picks to the Knicks to get Knox and a 2022 first-round pick. Judging from the chips of the transaction, the improvement in the strength of the two teams is not obvious. Reddish, a rookie with the 10th pick in the first round of 2019 who has averaged 12 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal this season, is not happy with his position in the Hawks and wants to go to a team that can be valued to prepare for the offseason signing a big contract. Knox is a 2018 first-round 9-pick rookie who has averaged 36 points and 17 rebounds per game this season, not as good as Redish, but he has played less time. It is worth mentioning that Redish and Barrett are college teammates, and now the two are playing on the same team again. Of course, it's a safe bet that Reddish will see more playing time when he comes to the Knicks, and the Hawks get first-round picks, which is clearly a win-win deal.
One thing to say is that the results of the Hawks and Knicks this season are not ideal, and they are far from last season. The Hawks are runners-up in the East, while the Knicks are also among the top four in the Regular Season in the East. In such a situation, both sides want to make a change. According to previous news, the Hawks are interested in Simmons, which requires a first-round draft pick, from this point of view, the draft pick obtained by the transaction is of great significance to the Hawks, it is worth mentioning that this is the draft pick for the first 18th pick in 2022, and the attraction must be quite large. The Knicks also need young players with potential, although the offseason to introduce Walker, but did not meet expectations, Fournier's ceiling is not high, Rose is also injured, the top is doing this is to think of danger, after all, just see the hope of rising. It is worth mentioning that the Knicks also got the old second Hill, although this season he was reimbursed for injury season, but the 30-year-old can continue to play on the field, this deal Knicks did not suffer losses.
Ayton is the worst player of the season, the top 10 rookies in the class of 2018 have been renewed contracts, and as a champion, the Suns have not signed a contract extension with him, so he also got upset, but still failed to do so. The Pistons are ready to trade Grant and therefore lack an All-Star player on the inside, and in this context, the Pistons hierarchy has set their sights on Ayton, and if they can get this title, they will form a combination of Ayton, Sadiq Bay and Cunningham, which will greatly increase their competitiveness in the East. However, the Suns have the right to match Ayton, and only if the Pistons offer the top salary can they get this excellent champion. Under Paul's tutelage, Ayton's strength has improved a lot, averaging 16+10 per game this season, performing well on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. The only thing that worries the Pistons is that without Paul, could Ayton be so good? Cunningham's ceiling doesn't know if he can reach Paul's height.