The New York Knicks have two first-round picks in their back pocket for the 2021 NBA Draft. Packaging those two picks to move up has always seemed like a possible scenario on draft night. According to Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report, the Knicks have already been denied by one lottery team.
“A source says the Knicks have made calls to late-lottery teams about trading up. I’m told the Warriors turned down Nos. 19 and 21 for No. 14. The Knicks don’t have strong enough draft assets to get into the top 10, and now it seems like a long shot they can get into the late lottery.