Knicks: Most significant draft day trades since 2000

2009: 2011 second round pick (Andrew Goudelock) and cash considerations for rights to Toney Douglas

While his numbers were never going to leap off the page, the package that Toney Douglas brought to the table as a solid reliable role player for three seasons with the Knicks is generally highly underrated. He wasn’t a traditional point guard who could run the offense at the top of the key, and he wasn’t a classic two guard from the standpoint that he could get a bucket whenever you needed him to.

But he did a little bit of everything well. He averaged close to a steal per game, around 8 points per game and around 2.5 assists per contest. In his first two seasons, he also averaged over 38 percent shooting from three, which is more than viable enough to make the defense pay when ball movement eventually leads to an open shot.

He was the kind of young player who didn’t demand attention or offensive touches on a team that was ascending and didn’t need him to do too much. Dating back to his days as a prospect with the Florida State Seminoles, Douglas was always more of the lunch pail type, who let his play do most of the talking on the court.

"A total player,” said Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who described the Seminole senior as one of the top ACC players in recent years. “He impacts every possession of every game. He has an impact on every play in the game because he defends the ball better than anybody. And he can handle it and shoot it.” via Ocala.com"

In some ways, it feels like Douglas arrived to the team a little later than when he would’ve been most appreciated by the fan base. He had that same Charlie Ward/Chris Childs build and toughness, and could’ve easily fit in with the team they had in the late 90’s.