There could be major changes coming to the New York Knicks after this season. Although it’s only December, Toronto Raptors team president Masai Ujiri is already a hot name to take over the Knicks at the end of this season.
It’s too far off to know if Ujiri will be a realistic possibility for the Knicks, but if he is, the Raptors will be entitled to some form of compensation. Ujiri is under contract through 2021. According to Ian Begley of SNY, acquiring Ujiri would likely require two first-round draft picks.
“But teams talk, and a baseline of two first-round picks is where multiple SNY sources familiar with the dynamic of such negotiations expect any Knicks-Ujiri talks to start,” wrote Begley.