NBA Trades: 3 New York Knicks trades for a starting point guard: Charlotte Hornets
Knicks receive: Terry Rozier, Pick #15
Hornets receive: Mitchell Robinson, Cam Reddish, Kemba Walker, Pick #11
This trade would help two different teams fill needs. The New York Knicks would land the point guard they’ve been chasing for years, while the Charlotte Hornets would attempt to find the answer at the center position.
Terry Rozier has blossomed into a borderline All-Star with the Hornets, but with LaMelo Ball running the show now, he’s become somewhat expendable. The fit works still, but he’s not a necessity.
In New York, Rozier would take over as the full-time starting point guard. He’s not a great distributor, but he’s a great shot creator and shot-maker, which are two big-time areas of need for the Knicks.
Charlotte would be snagging Mitchell Robinson to be their starting center, giving Ball a true lob threat to work with for the first time in his young career.
They would also get Cam Reddish, who could be a decent wing defender for them. He’s on the last year of his deal, so at the very least, he’d be a decent player to take a chance on for the Hornets.
And while the story of Kemba Walker returning to Charlotte is a fun one, don’t get those hopes up. He’s mainly in this deal to match salaries, as the Knicks would need to match Rozier’s $21.4 million.
The two teams would also swap first-round picks, as the Knicks would be getting the best player in the deal by a landslide. Charlotte would move up in the draft and have a better shot at landing guys like Jalen Duren, Bennedict Mathurin, and Jeremy Sochan.