Report: Knicks Pushing to Move Draft Picks

The New York Knicks are shopping their two first-round picks.

Jeremy Brener | Jun 4, 2024

May 19, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) during the second quarter of game seven of the second round of the 2024 NBA playoffs against the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

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The New York Knicks will be on the clock for consecutive picks late in the first round of this month's NBA Draft, but they are trying to find a way out of it.

According to Yahoo! Sports insider Jake Fischer, the Knicks are looking to trade the Nos. 24 & 25 picks.

"Definitely word around the league that they're looking to move those," Fischer said. "There's no Victor Wembanyama in this class. There's no Zion Williamson in this class. There's no Cooper Flagg, and Cam Boozer, and upcoming things. There's just a lot of expectation, and excitement, about at least the next two year draft classes, let alone what could be a 2028 pick."

The Knicks are a contending team with a pair of late first-round picks in what is known as a historically bad draft class, so this isn't a huge surprise to see New York move on. However, they may struggle to find a trade partner for either of those picks.

Rebuilding teams may be interested in having extra picks, especially for teams like the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets, who don't have much future draft capital going for them. But the Knicks also shouldn't be looking to just give the selections away. The deal needs to make sense for them as well, but the value on a first-round pick this year isn't as high as it would be in any of the next couple of drafts, which makes a trade that much harder for the Knicks to pull off.

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Published Jun 4, 2024

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.