If any team has been the most disappointing this season, then the West is the Los Angeles Lakers, and the East should be the New York Knicks! The Knicks have only finished 28-40 this season, ranking twelfth in the East, and they are five wins away from the tenth-place Hornets, and with 14 games left in the season, it is unlikely that they will make the playoffs!
Recently, New York media outlet News Daily Knicks team reporter Steve Popper reported that the Knicks' eyeing Mitchell is an open secret in the league. Mitchell and Knicks president Leon Ross have a good relationship. But he said Mitchell's contract with the Jazz is still three years away, how to attract the Jazz to trade is a difficult thing, the Knicks may have to pay all their assets, from the young core Barrett, to the picks and young players, but after such a deal, what else is left to build a team around Mitchell!
As one of the biggest cities in the league, the Knicks have never been able to attract big stars to join, and they don't seem to have found a feeling since Anthony left, and the previous attraction of Durant and Irving has also failed. In the last two seasons, their results have finally picked up, but they have never been able to become a member of the top team, so they also want to make a change!
Mitchell, though an All-Star, has proven himself not to be a superstar like Durant and James, so it's not worth it for the Knicks to give all the chips to trade Mitchell. And like Steve Popper said, even if they paid a lot of chips to get Mitchell, can they have enough staffing to help Mitchell, otherwise the Knicks still can't become a top team!
For such a big ball market, it is indeed a pity that it is not possible to attract outstanding stars, they have not risen for many years, and they hope to be able to gain something in the offseason and strive to play a good result next season!