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Knicks Trade Rumors: Pros, Cons Of Pursuing Emmanuel Mudiay

By Maxwell Ogden

Dec 17, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; New York Knicks guard Brandon Jennings (3) guards Denver Nuggets guard Emmanuel Mudiay (0) in the fourth quarter at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets won 127-114. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; New York Knicks guard Brandon Jennings (3) guards Denver Nuggets guard Emmanuel Mudiay (0) in the fourth quarter at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets won 127-114. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 27, 2017; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks power forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) celebrates after a dunk against the Charlotte Hornets with New York Knicks center Willy Hernangomez (14) during the second quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 27, 2017; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks power forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) celebrates after a dunk against the Charlotte Hornets with New York Knicks center Willy Hernangomez (14) during the second quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

Pro: Fitting The Timeline

If the New York Knicks trade Carmelo Anthony, the goal will be to get younger and fit the timeline of the next franchise player: Kristaps Porzingis. The current hurdle is that the two franchise players, Porzingis and Carmelo Anthony, are 11 years apart in age.

By acquiring Emmanuel Mudiay, the Knicks would give Porzingis and Willy Hernangomez a perimeter star who fits their timeline.

Porzingis is a 21-year-old phenom at power forward and Hernangomez is a 22-year-old force at center. Porzingis has solidified his place as a rising star, while Hernangomez is beginning to show flashes of similar potential.

Neither are quite ready to help the Knicks pursue a championship, but both project to be starters and franchise cornerstones for the next decade plus.

Derrick Rose and Brandon Jennings are intriguing options at point guard, but the Knicks could develop Mudiay at the same pace as Hernangomez and Porzingis. He’s a 20-year-old point guard who has the better part of his career ahead of him.

If New York were to acquire Mudiay, it would have its interior and playmaker on the same timeline—a possibility that’s too intriguing to entirely ignore.

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