Knicks Trade Rumors: Best Available Defensive Players

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Nov 27, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Denver Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler (21) controls the ball against Phoenix Suns forward P.J. Tucker at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Nuggets defeated the Suns 118-114. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

The New York Knicks are in dire need of help on the defensive end. The question is: who are the best available defensive players on the NBA trade market?

The New York Knicks have time to find an internal fix to the defensive woes that have plagued its best efforts in 2016-17. The 2017 NBA trade deadline is nearing, however, and that time for a move to be made is dwindling before our very eyes.

With the Feb. 23 deadline approaching, there’s no better time than the present to evaluate the trade options that could be available to the Knicks.

New York has spent the entirety of the 2016-17 NBA regular season in the bottom 10 in defensive efficiency. It’s currently allowing 107.7 points per 100 possessions, although it has recently stepped up defensively.

New York held the Philadelphia 76ers to 98 points and the Chicago Bulls to 89, but the Sixers are 12-25 and Chicago was playing without Jimmy Butler and Nikola Mirotic.

The progress has been encouraging, however, and the Knicks deserve credit for that, if nothing else. True as that may be, there’s no guaranteeing that the progress will be maintained without a significant change.

The question is: who are the best defensive players who have surfaced as trade options along the rumor mill?

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