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New York Knicks: Players Phil Jackson Needs to Trade For

By Maxwell Ogden

Dec 16, 2015; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks general manager Phil Jackson looks on during a stop in play against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 16, 2015; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks general manager Phil Jackson looks on during a stop in play against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 23, 2016; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Gerald Henderson (9) dribbles the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers during the fourth quarter at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 23, 2016; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Gerald Henderson (9) dribbles the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers during the fourth quarter at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports /

Gerald Henderson, Portland Trail Blazers

Position: Shooting Guard

Age: 28

2015-16 Salary: $6,000,000

Contract Expires: 2016

Slash Line: .420/.365/.747

Season Averages: 18.0 MPG, 7.7 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.7 3PM

There aren’t many players more reliable than Portland Trail Blazers wing Gerald Henderson. He’s never made the leap to stardom, but Henderson has comfortably remaining in the starting-caliber tier of NBA players over the past five seasons.

On a Trail Blazers team that has a rising star at shooting guard in C.J. McCollum, Henderson is likely to be an available option at the 2016 NBA Trade Deadline.

Now 28, the 6’5″ shooting guard has averaged at least 14.0 points per game in three different seasons. He has a career field goal percentage above 44.0 percent, shoots just under 80 percent from the free throw line after 436 completed games, and is converting a career-best 36.5 percent of his 3-point field goals in 2015-16.

Henderson has a tendency to settle for long 2-point field goals, but as an accurate midrange shooter, he’d fit well in the Triangle Offense.

Henderson is a team player and a solid defender who could help stabilize the Knicks’ second unit. With Jerian Grant struggling at point guard, Henderson could pair with Langston Galloway to create a more consistent push off the bench.

Considering Damian Lillard and Tim Frazier, who plays 7.8 minutes per game, are the only other point guards on Portland’s roster, the Trail Blazers may be receptive to a Jose Calderon for Henderson swap.

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