Fansided · Jan 9
Knicks' dream draft scenario was just torpedoed by the Wizards
Los Angeles Clippers v New York Knicks | Elsa/GettyImagesTo the surprise of many, the recent trade that sent Trae Young to the Wizards ironically turned the vast majority of New York Knicks fans into major advocates of the villainous point guard.
Considering the Knickerbockers hold the protected rights to Washington's first-round pick in 2026, the franchise selfishly was hoping that his arrival in D.C. would be enough to lift the cellar-dwelling club up from the fourth-worst record in the association to somewhere a bit more likely that they'd fall outside of the top eight.
