Knicks: Should New York pursue a trade for Jerami Grant?

The New York Knicks are coming off of a couple of huge wins with back-to-back games against the Detroit Pistons coming up, and this begs the question…Should the Knicks even let Jerami Grant leave MSG after the game on March 4th?

Jerami Grant came into the league after two seasons with Syracuse as the 39th overall selection of the 2014 draft to the Philadelphia 76ers. He also happens to be the brother of former Knicks’ 19th overall pick from the 2015 NBA Draft, Jerian Grant.

Since then, he’s honed his craft while bouncing around the league and truly made a name for himself coming off the bench for the Denver Nuggets.

It finally came time for Jerami Grant to be paid like the star he is, so this past offseason, Grant signed with the Detroit Pistons on a 3-year, $60 million deal.

Jerami Grant proved he was deserving of both an increased role and increased playing time, so he went on to choose the Detroit Pistons as his next home where he’s on pace to make one of the most impressive jumps in NBA history, statistically speaking.

The problem here is that Detroit is currently sporting a 9 and 24 win-loss record which equates to dead-last in the East.

It’s clearly time for the Pistons to start evaluating whatever assets they currently have and looking for trade partners to gather more draft capital and young players in their inevitable upcoming rebuild.

Does Jerami Grant to the Knicks make any sense?

After the trade earlier this month that sent Derrick Rose to New York, it was clear that the Knicks were looking to be buyers and the Pistons sellers at the deadline.

Could the recently formed relationship between the Pistons and Knicks’ front offices help facilitate another trade between the two organizations?

Here’s a trade I think would work for both teams involved:

Jerami Grant has the athleticism and versatility to pretty much guard any position on the floor.
As a defensive-minded player, he checks off every box imaginable for a Coach Tom Thibodeau-led team.

Additionally, with his increased role and minutes on a lowly Detroit squad, Jerami Grant is averaging 23.5 points, a block and a steal, 3 assists, and over 5 boards per game while shooting 37% from long-range.

The do-it-all, Swiss Army knife, Jerami Grant would be a welcomed addition to the Knicks’ roster and would slot in at the small forward position for New York.

His ability to play a “small-ball 5” would greatly help on the Knicks’ path to the 2021 playoffs, as the team has recently lost both Mitchell Robinson and Taj Gibson to injury.

He’s been a free agency target of ours here at Daily Knicks in the past, so maybe it’s time to make the fantasy into reality, but with a mid-season trade.

Final Verdict: Yes x10