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Knicks Trade Rumors: Five trade proposals for Kyrie Irving

By Maxwell Ogden

NEW YORK CITY - DECEMBER 7: Kyrie Irving #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers shoots during a game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW YORK CITY - DECEMBER 7: Kyrie Irving #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers shoots during a game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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SAN ANTONIO, TX – MARCH 25: Pau Gasol #16 of the San Antonio Spurs talks with Willy Hernangomez #14 of the New York Knicks after the game on March 25, 2017 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photos by Mark Sobhani/NBAE via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX – MARCH 25: Pau Gasol #16 of the San Antonio Spurs talks with Willy Hernangomez #14 of the New York Knicks after the game on March 25, 2017 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photos by Mark Sobhani/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Trade Proposal No. 4: Going All-In

If it comes to this, then the New York Knicks will need to look long and hard at how far they believe Kyrie Irving can take them. A dynamic duo of Irving and Kristaps Porzingis could be the foundation for sustainable success, and that may be worth betting the farm for.

Going all-in on a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers would mean giving up quite a bit and accepting a contract that could be detrimental in the long-term.

Some may question why Cleveland would give up Kevin Love, but trading for Carmelo Anthony would render him obsolete. LeBron James will be 33 years of age, meaning he likely can’t defend point guards, and either he or Anthony would play power forward.

If that proves to be the case, then Love’s absence of defensive value would make it near impossible to play him—a reality that won’t be accepted at upwards of $20 million per season.

As for New York, this trade scenario would call for giving up two of the four young core pieces: Willy Hernangomez and Frank Ntilikina. That may be unappealing, but both players are aspiring to become what Irving already is at 25 years of age: a bonafide star.

This trade would give Cleveland youth, All-Star potential, and an elite clutch scorer in Anthony. New York would get a potential franchise player and a high-risk, high-reward star.

Kristaps Porzingis and Love may just be able to make it work down low.

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