New York Knicks: Trading down may be their only way up
By Eric Snyder
With the 8th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks have many options. Of those, the best option may be trading down in the first round.
Much has been written about the New York Knicks‘ inability to sign a max free agent this offseason. This fact makes the upcoming NBA Draft that much more significant. Having the eighth pick in the draft isn’t a horrible position and some notable NBA players were taken in that slot.
Tom Chambers, Andre Miller, Jamal Crawford and Ron Harper were all taken eighth overall.
However, many high quality NBA players were also taken deeper in the draft, 10 slots away. For example Joe Dumars, Mark Jackson, David West and Eric Bledsoe were all available at the 18th pick.
These examples prove that the Knicks should at least consider trading down in the NBA Draft, not up.
James Dolan loves for the Knicks to be in headlines. Since they aren’t in the playoff headlines, he is surely itching for some NBA Draft drama. Trading the eighth pick may be a risky proposition, but as Wall Street knows: great risk can mean great reward.
Once the big names start coming off the draft board, the Knicks will be in prime position to take advantage of overzealous teams needing to make a splash.