Knicks Turn Down Mavs' Josh Green Offer for Quentin Grimes? Could Dallas Want Pick?

The New York Knicks reportedly turned down an offer from the Dallas Mavericks that revolved around Josh Green and Quentin Grimes, but we believe there was likely some draft compensation talk here that caused a potential deal to fall apart.

Dalton Trigg | Feb 8, 2024

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As the timer on Thursday's NBA trade deadline ticks down, the Dallas Mavericks apparently have a lot of activity going on, including active discussions with the Charlotte Hornets revolving around P.J. Washington.

According to HoopsHype's Michael Scotto, the Mavs have also had some trade discussions with the New York Knicks as of late. However, the details from that report are a little confusing. We will try to make sense of all of it, though.

Quentin Grimes, New York Knicks — David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

"Dallas attempted to trade for Knicks guard Quentin Grimes in talks that primarily centered around Josh Green, but that overture was rejected by New York, league sources told HoopsHype," Scotto wrote.

Given how well Josh Green has played since returning from his early-season elbow injury, the only way this report really makes sense to us is if the Mavs were attempting to get their first-round pick back from the Knicks. If the Mavs fall outside of the top-10 worst teams this season in the draft order, their pick will convey to the Knicks in order to complete the 2019 deal they made for Kristaps Porzingis.

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If that's the case, we can definitely see why New York turned down the offer. However, if it was just Green for Grimes straight up? Well, perhaps that offer should've never been made in the first place. Stay tuned to DallasBasketball.com for Mavs trade-related updates throughout the day.

Published Feb 8, 2024

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.