After making some big trades, New York “Knicks” chart is looking more in deeper then ever at the deadline on thursday. In exchange for Evan Fournier, Quentin Grimes, Malachi Flynn and Ryan Arcidiacono the Knicks acquired Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burnks.
Bojan Bogdanovic missed the first 19 games of the season but still the biggest piece in the trade. He become the second-leading scorer for the Pistons just behind Cade Cunningham. Meanwhile, Burks is another scoring specialist who can come off the bench.
Except for Quentin Grimes, New York traded away several pieces who were barely getting any playing time. Evan Fournier has only played in three games, Ryan Arcidiacono has averaged 2.3 minutes per game in 20 games and Malachi Flynn has averaged 4.3 minutes in only 14 games.
Here is a look at the Knicks’ potential depth chart.
The knicks are dealing with a lot of injuries to their stars:
It’s due to Knicks injuried players fans has to wait to see full potential of New York Knicks.
Jalen Brunson probably will out due to his ankle injuries. But their is a hope that he will comeback to play all star games on feb 18. On the other hand, fellow All-Star Julius Randle will be unavailable through the All-Star Weekend due to his shoulder injury.
Mitchell Robinson, who began the season as the starting center, has been sidelined since Dec. 11 but is expected to resume on-court activities after the All-Star break. Meanwhile, backup Center Jericho Sims could miss a few games due to an illness.
OG Anunoby, whom they acquired earlier from the Toronto Raptors via trade, underwent surgery to remove loose bone fragments from his right elbow and is expected to be sidelined for at least three weeks.
Bojan Bogdanovic, who missed the Pistons’ last game before he was traded, is also listed as out due to a calf injury so fans who are waiting for his debut may need to wait.
Theoretically, the Knicks have one of the league’s most powerful offenses if all their players are healthy, but the NBA will need to wait before seeing them at their full power.