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New York Knicks: Ranking the contracts from most to least tradable

By Rob Wolkenbrod

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 13: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Courtney Lee #5 and Tim Hardaway Jr. #3 of the New York Knicks in action against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden on November 13, 2017 in New York City. The Cavaliers defeated the Knicks 104-101. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 13: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Courtney Lee #5 and Tim Hardaway Jr. #3 of the New York Knicks in action against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden on November 13, 2017 in New York City. The Cavaliers defeated the Knicks 104-101. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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New York Knicks Mario Hezonja (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

6. Luke Kornet (1 year, $1.65 million)

Luke Kornet floats around the Burke-Vonleh range in salary, but at a lesser value for his on-court performance. That’s with sitting at the end of the bench with rare playing time.

$1.65 million is not difficult to trade. He can fit into almost any deal for the cheapest salaries possible. How many teams would want someone with just 30 career games over two seasons?

Kornet has started to receive consistent playing time, at least with the New York Knicks’ injuries. That may not last forever, but if he performs well, and as a 7-foot-1 player with outside shooting range, it does not make him valueless.

5. Mario Hezonja (1 year, $6.5 million)

In the offseason, Mario Hezonja joined the New York Knicks on a one-year, “prove-it” contract. He struggled in three seasons with the Orlando Magic, which made his value limited and in need of repairing.

Well, the first quarter-plus of the 2018-19 season has not helped this, nor the Croatian forward’s value. Even on a rest-of-the-season pact, it’s still at $6.5 million. That probably means he only joins a trade via the need to match salaries. Otherwise, that money is high for a player that lost his starting job and averages 38.3 percent shooting and 29.3 percent on three-pointers.

So, unless the Knicks waive Hezonja before the season ends, it will likely become a struggle to move him via trade.

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