{"id":71555,"date":"2024-04-11T18:02:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T22:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=71555"},"modified":"2024-04-11T18:16:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T22:16:18","slug":"new-york-knicks-add-2024-first-rounder-pick-keep-or-package-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/04\/11\/new-york-knicks-add-2024-first-rounder-pick-keep-or-package-star\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Knicks Add 2024 First Rounder Pick, Should They Keep Or Package In A Trade For A Star?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the Dallas Mavericks officially clinching a playoff spot on Tuesday night, ESPN&#8217;s Bobby Marks reports that they and the New York Knicks can finally close the book on a 2019 trade. As a result, the Knicks will add a 2024 first-round draft pick to their draft assets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The final conditions from the Jan. 31, 2019 Kristaps Porzingis trade from New York to Dallas has been met.<\/p>\n<p>With the Mavericks clinching a spot in the playoffs, their 2024 first will now be sent to New York.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobbyMarks42\/status\/1777914767052599663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now the question becomes, what should the Knicks do with their new asset?<\/p>\n<h2>New York Knicks Add Late 2024 First-Rounder, What Should They Do With It?<\/h2>\n<p>Halfway through the 2019-2020 season, the Knicks and Mavericks worked out a blockbuster trade that sent Porzingis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hardati02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tim Hardaway Jr<\/strong><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/burketr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Trey Burke,<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leeco01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Courtney Lee<\/strong><\/a> to Dallas. The Knicks received <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithde03.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dennis Smith Jr.<\/a>,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jordade01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DeAndre Jordan,<\/strong><\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jordade01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wesley Matthews<\/a>,<\/strong> and two future first-round selections &#8212; a 2021 first-round selection and a 2023 top-10 protected first-rounder.<\/p>\n<p>With the Mavericks 2021 first-rounder, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/02\/25\/nba-new-york-knicks-potential-first-round-matchups\/\" target=\"_self\">New York<\/a> selected Tennesee&#8217;s guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnske07.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Keon Johnson<\/strong> <\/a>at No. 21. The Knicks quickly sent the rights to Johnson to the Los Angeles Clippers for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grimequ01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Quentin Grimes<\/strong>.<\/a> Now, the approximate value of the Mavs second first-round selection is known.<\/p>\n<h3>Knicks Future Assets<\/h3>\n<p>New York was really close to acquiring the Mavericks&#8217; first-round selection last year, but Dallas lost its last two games to secure at least the No. 10 overall pick. Instead of receiving a late lottery pick, the Knicks will receive the 25th selection\u2014though that is not etched in stone yet.<\/p>\n<p>Had Dallas&#8217; pick not been conveyed this year, the Knicks would have received a 2025 second-round selection.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks will have two first-round selections this year instead of the four potential picks. Detroit (top-18 protected) and Washington (top-12 protected) will keep their selections this year. Both of the Knicks&#8217; first-rounders figure to be in their 20s, though their own could fall into the high teens.<\/p>\n<p>While New York won&#8217;t have their own 2024 second-round pick (traded to the Pistons), they will receive Utah&#8217;s selection.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of these picks conveying or not conveying, New York will have at least two first-round selections in 2025 and as many as four. The Knicks own their own 2025 selection and will get Milwaukee&#8217;s (top-4 protected) top pick. The Knicks also could receive the Pistons (top 13 protected) and Wizards (top 10 protected). They also own Brooklyn&#8217;s 2025 second-rounder.<\/p>\n<p>New York also owns their own first-round selections from 2026-2031.<\/p>\n<h3>What To Do With The Picks?<\/h3>\n<p>New York believes it has something special brewing. The Knicks have put together their best back-to-back seasons since the early 2010s, posting 47 victories in each of the last two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the Knicks are probably a year away from being contenders. The Knicks will likely look for a star big man to complement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brunsja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jalen Brunson<\/strong> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anunoog01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>OG Anunoby<\/strong><\/a>. Brunson has turned into a bona fide star this year as he has had to carry the team due to injuries,\u00a0and Anunoby is one of the best two-way players in the league.<\/p>\n<p>New York has 11 players under contract for next season, with the salaries totaling $149 million. The Knicks top priority this summer is to work out a deal for Anunoby, who will inevitably opt out of his player option this summer.<\/p>\n<p>New York does have a little flexibility as only $2 million of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bogdabo02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Bojan Bogdanovic&#8217;s<\/strong><\/a> $19 million is guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks&#8217; biggest goal this summer is to improve their frontcourt. They need a starting center who can score while improving their depth, particularly in rim protection. Isaiah Hartenstein and Precious Achiuwa (restricted) are free agents.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks also could use some wing depth, particularly if Bogdanovic and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/burksal01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>Alec Burks<\/strong><\/a> (free agent) are not on the roster.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Could Knicks Select In 2024<\/h3>\n<p>Based on several mocks, New York&#8217;s top draft prospects include 6-11 forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithty02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tyler Smith<\/strong><\/a>, and 6-10 forward<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/bobi-klintman-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong> Bobbi Klintman<\/strong><\/a>. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/zach-edey-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Zach Eady<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/collin-murray-boyles-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Collin Murray Boyles<\/strong><\/a>, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/kevin-mccullar-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kevin McCullar Jr<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/international\/players\/tidjane-salaun-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tidjane Salaun<\/a>,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/hunter-sallis-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Hunter Sallis<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/ryan-dunn-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ryan Dunn<\/strong><\/a> have also been mentioned as possible first-round selections for the Knicks. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/baylor-scheierman-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Baylor Scheierman<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/jamal-shead-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jamal Shead<\/strong><\/a> were mentioned as possible second-round selections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Eady, McCullar, and Dunn are intriguing potential first-round picks for the Knicks. Scheierman would be an interesting second-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>Given that the 2024 draft is considered very weak, the Knicks probably would be better served to package at least one of this year&#8217;s first-round selections to get the big man they desperately need. With the draft assets the Knicks hold, they wouldn&#8217;t have to trade both first-rounders this year. However, the Knicks shouldn&#8217;t rule that out, or they could trade up and use the pick in a trade.<\/p>\n<p>A few first-rounders, Bogdanovic and\/or Randle or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/robinmi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Mitchell Robinson<\/strong><\/a>, should be able to net New York the center they desire. That is if the other team is willing to deal their big man\u2014i.e., Karl-Anthony Towns or Joel Embiid.<\/p>\n<p>New York also has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcbrimi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Miles McBrid<\/strong>e<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/divindo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Donte DiVincenzo<\/strong><\/a> if they need to include them in a trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Dallas Mavericks officially clinching a playoff spot on Tuesday night, ESPN&#8217;s Bobby Marks reports that they and the New York Knicks can finally close the book on a 2019 trade. As a result, the Knicks will add a 2024 first-round draft pick to their draft assets. The final conditions from the Jan. 31, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3146,"featured_media":72798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608],"tags":[237,1417,510,138,1082],"class_list":["post-71555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","tag-bojan-bogdanovic","tag-jalen-brunson","tag-julius-randle","tag-kristaps-porzingis","tag-og-anunoby"],"modified_by":"Daniel Benjamin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}