5 possible New York Knicks trade scenarios

2. A perfect trifecta

Here’s where things get weird, though to be honest, this would be a trade to make things simpler for each of these three teams above.

Jimmy Butler‘s Miami Heat have been one of the most pleasant surprises of the season without a doubt. With a record of 21-8, they are currently the fourth-best team in the league, as contending for a title appears to be a very realistic possibility in South Beach.

Julius Randle appears to fit Eric Spoelstra’s style of play in a perfect manner. Even Mr. Miami seems to be a fan of Randle’s game.

The Heat are currently second in the league in 3-point shooting percentage. Despite this incredible accomplishment, Spoelstra prefers to have his guys patiently wait for the open looks instead of forcing the shots. Randle fits this philosophy perfectly and would also help ease Miami’s rebounding issues.

Moving on to the Orlando Magic‘s point of view, they are a team much like the Timberwolves; in desperate need of a franchise point guard. Even though former first overall pick Markelle Fultz has been playing OK, it is still unsure as to whether they consider him a future cornerstone or not.

Dennis Smith Jr., a guy who was selected eight spots after Fultz, has already shown that he can be a serviceable point guard, to say the least.

Other than Smith, the Magic would also receive Goran Dragic who would serve as a great mentor to the young point guards and would be off the books by July. Dragic is still a great point guard that would help with Orlando’s final playoff push.

In exchange, the New York Knicks would receive Aaron Gordon, whose style of play really resembles Randle’s. Gordon averaged 17.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in his age-22 season, but has taken a slight drop since the breakout of his teammate, Nikola Vucevic.

Gordon will most certainly help with a certain aspect of the game that has been missing from Madison Square Garden for a very long time — the “wow” factor.

With slam dunks as memorable as the one above, Gordon is more than certain to light up the whole arena and grant momentum after every single slam of his.