Please call me smart! These five will be too cost-effective to trade! This team can be called the biggest winner

If you were asked to evaluate the Knicks, what word would come to mind first? I'm afraid that most fans think of "wronged" the most. Although in New York, although the team history has also had a glorious period, but since the era of Patrick Ewing has passed, the Knicks have been completely immersed in the life of New York drunken fans, and have not wanted to make progress for many years. A. Smith has also been constantly criticizing the team's inaction in interviews.

However, this season's Knicks have changed from the sluggish performance of the past two decades. Jalen Brunson, who averaged 27.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, and Julius Randle, who averaged 24 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5 assists, have become the core of the team's interior and exterior, and under their leadership, the team is now soaring and firmly occupies the top four in the East. In addition, the most worthy of the fans is the team's transactions this season, each of which is extremely cost-effective, and the acquisition of five players has become an indispensable presence for the team. Let's take a look at how important these five people play in today's Knicks!

O.G. Anunoby

Stats for the season: 15.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals

Although in order to get Anunoby, the team did not hesitate to send the "prince" RJ Barrett, who has been cultivated for many years, but obviously the deal is worth it, Anunoby, who has entered the contract year, will do his best every game in order to get a big contract, and the 26-year-old began to enter the peak of his career.

After coming to the Knicks, he became the third choice for the team after Brunson and Randle, and he knew that role with ease. With a 37.9% shooting percentage from beyond the three-point line, a high production rate, and a strong individual defense, Anunoby is one of the top "3-and-D" players in the NBA today. Looking at his high-end stats, a staggering 107.8 defensive efficiency, just 17.3 percent of the pitch, plus plus or minus of 7.0, which ranks 10th in the league. It's safe to say what the Knicks will ultimately achieve this season, and Anunoby will play a key role in that. And the Knicks' priority this summer is to do everything they can to keep this wonderful English forward.

Dante DiVincenzo

Season stats: 13.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 steals

The Knicks didn't make many moves in the offseason last summer, and there didn't seem to be any overly impressive moments other than signing DiVincenzo. However, this signing is worth a fortune, with a four-year, $46.87 million contract, which can be called a bargain in this era of skyrocketing salaries, and DiVincenzo played an extremely shocking performance with the Knicks. After sending Barrett away, DiVincenzo also completely guaranteed his starting position.

And he didn't live up to the team's trust, averaging 13.5 points per game, hitting 3 three-pointers per game, shooting 41.7% from three-point range, and averaging 1.2 steals per game and 2.5 interceptions per game on the defensive end. With DiVincenzo and Anunoby, two "3-and-D" stars, plus Coach Tom Thibodeau's tutelage, the Knicks have improved a lot defensively, and this is the direct effect that DiVincenzo has brought to the Knicks. Now it seems that the summer signing is even more valuable.

Bojan Bogdanovich

Stats for the season: 19.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists

Despite being 34 years old and playing only 28 games due to injury, Bojan is still one of the league's best small forwards, and when he was traded to the Pistons last season, he became the team's most consistent scoring point outside of Cunningham, averaging 21.6 points per game. With 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists, Bojan is extremely versatile on the offensive end, and even with the Pistons who are in dire straits this season, he has been able to score 19.9 points while shooting 46.4 percent from the field and 41.3 percent from three-point range. And the Knicks got Bojan this time, and their requirements for the 34-year-old Croatian veteran are also very simple, that is, to do their best to bring the team's second team, and Bojan, who still has a lot of fuel in the tank, is obviously capable of positioning himself in the new team.

Alec Burks

Season stats: 12.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists

Like Bojan, Burks played for the Pistons this season before being traded to the Knicks, and the 32-year-old has been in the NBA for 12 seasons and is already a seasoned veteran. Although his performance has been relatively average throughout his career so far, he has been able to guarantee a 38.6% three-point shooting rate, and this season he has maintained a 40.6% percentage. After the Knicks got Burks, the requirements for him were equally simple, that is, to try his best to seize opportunities outside the three-point line when he was on the court and help the team shoot three points, this season's Knicks average three-point shots per game and three-point shots are not too good in the entire league, this time to get Burks, they also hope to improve the threat of the outside, so as to further enrich the team's offensive tactical options, and in the first game of joining the Knicks, he scored 4 three-pointers and scored 22 points in the game, which is an excellent performance.

Presher Achiuwa

Stats for the season: 7.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists

Finally, there is Achiuwa, who switched from the Raptors with Anunoby, the 24-year-old forward, who was positioned as a blue-collar interior when he debuted with the Heat. At just 2.03 meters tall, he can grab a staggering 2.3 frontcourt rebounds this season, and considering that he has only played 20.4 minutes, it is even more proof of how strong Achiuwa is at the rebounding game. Of course, Achiuwa also has a number of flaws, the most obvious of which is his lack of offensive ability, with his offensive threat focused on eating under the basket and occasionally making three-pointers from the outside.

Of course, the Knicks don't ask too much of Achiuwa, after all, they get Achiuwa, and their biggest expectation for him is to protect the rim and compete for rebounds to create more opportunities for the team. Achiuwa will be a restricted free agent at the end of the season, and how well he performs for the rest of the season may determine whether or not the Knicks will keep him this summer.