{"id":31381,"date":"2020-06-10T10:10:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T14:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=31381"},"modified":"2020-06-10T10:10:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T14:10:58","slug":"new-york-knicks-rumors-trade-chris-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2020\/06\/10\/new-york-knicks-rumors-trade-chris-paul\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Knicks Trade Rumors: Pros and Cons of Trading for Chris Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Knicks<\/a> never-ending rebuild continues and trade rumors are always flying around. For the seventh straight season, the Knickerbockers were one of the NBA’s worst teams, finishing the year with the sixth-worst record of 21-45. New York will head to the 2020 draft with a potential top-five selection. Should the Knicks enter the top three, many pundits have the club selecting point guard LaMelo Ball.<\/p>\n

However, recent reports and trade rumors suggest the Knickerbockers are interested in All-Star Chris Paul<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

New York Knicks Trade Rumors: Chris Paul<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Knicks fans have openly rejected the trade given New York is in the middle of a rebuild. Frank Ntilikina<\/a><\/strong>, Kevin Knox<\/a><\/strong>, Mitchell Robinson<\/a><\/strong>, and RJ Barrett<\/a><\/strong> figure to be the future of the franchise therefore logic suggests the Knickerbockers continue with its youth movement. However, speculation around who the next Knicks coach may indicate whether there is any weight to the rumors.<\/p>\n

Former Chicago Bulls<\/a> and Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> coach Tom Thibodeau is the leading candidate to take over New York. Thibodeau isn\u2019t known for developing talent, preferring to coach teams ready to win now. If the Connecticut native is appointed coach, a Paul to New York trade certainly seems likely. Additionally, Leon Rose was Paul’s former manager and reports have indicated he is interested in bringing the future Hall of Famer to the Big Apple.<\/p>\n

Pros<\/strong><\/h3>\n

After being considered \u201cwashed\u201d by fans and \u201cold\u201d by NBA pundits, Paul has bounced back in impressive fashion. He is having a resurgent season averaging 17.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.8 assists, and 1.6 steals and earned his first All-Star selection since 2016.<\/p>\n

Paul had a flashback game against the Brooklyn Nets<\/a>. He finished the game with 28 points, six rebounds and three assists in the Thunder\u2019s 111-103 win.<\/p>\n

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CP3 (28 PTS) came up clutch, scoring 20 PTS in the 4th QTR\/OT to power OKC to the W!#ThunderUp<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/GZOwuQyTEN<\/a><\/p>\n

— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n