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New York Knicks: Pros and Cons of trading for No. 1 pick in 2020 NBA Draft

By Maxwell Ogden

WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 06: LaMelo Ball of the Hawks takes the court during the match between the Illawarra Hawks and the Brisbane Bullets at WIN Sports & Entertainment Centre on October 06, 2019 in Wollongong, Australia. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 06: LaMelo Ball of the Hawks takes the court during the match between the Illawarra Hawks and the Brisbane Bullets at WIN Sports & Entertainment Centre on October 06, 2019 in Wollongong, Australia. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – NOVEMBER 1: Frank Ntilikina #11 and R.J. Barrett #9 of the New York Knicks during the game against the Boston Celtics in the second half at TD Garden on November 1, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images) /

Con of Knicks trading for 1st Pick: Opportunity Cost

The Golden State Warriors have a phenomenal core four. Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson have already won three championships together, and Andrew Wiggins has all of the talents in the world for Golden State’s vaunted coaching staff to explore.

Throw in the likes of Damion Lee, Eric Paschall, and Jordan Poole, and—it would still take a monumental offer to acquire the No. 1 overall selection in the 2020 NBA Draft.

The New York Knicks currently possess the sixth-best odds of acquiring the No. 1 overall draft pick via the Lottery. If New York stays where it is, offering the No. 6 pick could be a decent way to start a conversation with Bob Myers and the Warriors.

It would take far more than saving money on a rookie-scale contract to persuade Myers to pull the trigger, however, and that’s a daunting truth.

Even if RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson are made untouchable, the Knicks would still have to part with valuable assets. That could mean future draft picks—and the Dallas Mavericks’ selections are only so appealing with Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis pushing the franchise to 40-27 in Year 1.

It’s a nice idea to consider, but the Knicks would need to do serious homework to ensure that they’d be drafting a player who’s worth trading significant assets away for.

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