MILWAUKEE — As Knicks brass eyes the future, there’s one striking attribute the club would like to accomplish: get more athletic. Whether that can be achieved at Feb. 8’s trade deadline is still unclear.
The attempts next week to alleviate their glut at center could accomplish that mission.
Not one of their four centers is considered a superior athlete. Not starter Enes Kanter. Not floor-bound backup Kyle O’Quinn.
Not even young gun Willy Hernangomez, 23, who has received more inquiries than any Knick despite not being in the rotation.
Because he’s an old-school center in the new age, some executives doubt the Knicks would even net a first-round pick for Hernangomez.