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Knicks Trade Rumors: Five Reasons To Pursue Goran Dragic

By Maxwell Ogden

Dec 23, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic (7) handles the ball during the first quarter of the game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 23, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic (7) handles the ball during the first quarter of the game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 23, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic (7) handles the ball during the first quarter of the game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 23, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic (7) handles the ball during the first quarter of the game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports /

The Miami Heat have made point guard Goran Dragic available for trade. Should the New York Knicks reunite Dragic with head coach Jeff Hornacek?

The New York Knicks have hit rock bottom. Since beginning the 2016-17 NBA regular season at 16-13, the Knicks have lost nine of their past 10 games, including a loss at the buzzer to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Though it may be fair to believe the Knicks can find the fix from within, there’s just as much validity to be found in the belief that the answer must be found externally.

One of the players whom the Knicks could have interest in is available Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic. Nothing is imminent on the trade front, but Dragic doesn’t appear to fit the Heat’s long-term vision.

According to Zach Lowe of ESPN, every member of the Heat’s roster is available for the right price—including both Dragic and Hassan Whiteside (h/t Bradford J. Ahn of Heat Nation).

"“Up and down the roster, literally every player,” said Lowe towards the end of his latest podcast. “Literally no one is untouchable, not even Hassan Whiteside, by a long shot.”"

Per Marc Stein of ESPN, the asking price for Dragic may still be too high.

"Miami’s price for acquiring Dragic, however, is still said to be too high to encourage any serious trade discussions. Yet."

In due time.

Blame could be passed around to virtually every member of the Knicks for the slow start to the season. Some may be more to blame than others, but what’s clear is that the Knicks are doing something that isn’t working out.

The question is: how would a move for Dragic help the Knicks in building for both the short-term and the long-term?

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