New York Knicks fans won't come out of the NBA's holiday break-that-wasn't thinking about trades. Most might still be soaking up the celebration of their come-from-behind Christmas Day triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers, or singing the (deserved) praises of backup point guard Tyler Kolek.
For those who are tinkering with trade machines, though, chances are they aren't brokering any fake blockbusters. Major moves aren't obviously needed for a team perched inside the league's top five in both winning percentage and net efficiency rating.
And yet, it's possible the front office is throwing around exactly the kind of landscape-shifting trades that just might nudge the Knicks toward their first title since 1973.