NBA Draft Rumors: New York Knicks having trouble trading into first round
Things are not going well for the New York Knicks.
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Now that star forward Carmelo Anthony is set to terminate his current contract, it looks like he may be moving on. In fact, the Knicks may no longer be the favorites to retain Anthony and it looks like the Chicago Bulls may in fact be the leaders for Anthony. He’d clearly be a good fit in Chicago because of their need for a scorer and there are few better pure offensive players in the league than Anthony.
They also received the news that big man Amar’e Stoudemire and forward Andrea Bargnani will be opting in to their contracts.
Plus, the Knicks don’t have a pick in this week’s draft and are desperately trying to acquire a pick.
According to Bleacher Report’s Howard Beck, teams are putting an increased value on first round picks and no one wants to simply sell their pick – they want something in return and the Knicks may not even be able to buy an early second rounder.
Teams are valuing 1st-rd picks -- even late 1st -- that no one wants to sell them. NY might not even be able to buy an early 2nd-rounder
— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) June 22, 2014
Minor silver lining for Knicks fans: I'm told that even if NY had full $3.2 mil avail for trades, it still wouldn't get them into 1st rd.
— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) June 22, 2014
The Knicks are said to value former North Carolina Tar Heels and Texas Legends’ guard P.J. Hairston and former Syracuse Orange point guard Tyler Ennis, but they won’t be able to get their hands on either of them without a major trade.