Fansided · Jan 11
Knicks could make a surprising decision at the trade deadline
2025 NBA Playoffs - Detroit Pistons v New York Knicks - Game Two | Nathaniel S. Butler/GettyImagesAmid a torrent of trade speculation, the New York Knicks might just wind up making a move that shocks everyone: making no move at all.
Embracing inaction will not sit right with fans. Everyone would be more open to the idea if the Knicks kept rolling after winning the NBA Cup. They have instead sputtered, at both ends of the floor.
Counting on the returns of Josh Hart and Landry Shamet to infuse the rotation with everything it lacks rings hollow. They will help, desperately so, but New York has a laundry list of needs and question marks that Hart and Shamet don’t completely address.
