By telegraphing their intent to make a trade that lets them sign two veterans, the New York Knicks are also hinting, loudly, at a stark departure from the Tom Thibodeau era: Their rotation is about to regularly stretch 10 or more players deep.
This is the only rational explanation for why New York seems married to, eventually, guaranteeing the contracts of both Malolcom Brogdon and Landry Shamet, at the likely expense of youth. The Knicks currently only have room enough beneath the second apron to add one veteran minimum contract. They are apparently “weighing various trade scenarios” to open up another slot, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.