October P&T mailbag, part one: trading rosters & why bad drafts can be good

Photo by Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images1) If you could switch the Knicks’ roster 100% with any other team right now that didn’t make the playoffs, who would it be?

— garfzilla

The obvious answers are Golden State, New Orleans, and Memphis. Maybe Phoenix. If you throw in draft picks, Minnesota appeals. Let’s use former lovers to answer this question.

Golden State reminds me of my last big ex-. You know how it goes: we broke up, didn’t see each other for a few months, then when we did we fell back into old patterns for a while, some of which were more fun than others, but it ended for good and good riddance. The Warriors figure to do the same: with Steph Curry and Klay Thompson healthy,…