NY Knicks: 2 Luka Doncic trade ideas worth pursuing

NY Knicks get Doncic, Dallas Mavericks embark on a full-blown rebuild

Unlike our previous proposal with RJ and Mitch, in this specific exchange, it’s evident that the Mavericks are starting completely from scratch and looking to embark on a full-fledged natural rebuild.

Draft capital is important when doing such a task, and, unfortunately for most of the hypothetical deals they’d be making that involves Doncic, the pick’s location on the draft board would be out of their control. This, added to the fact that they don’t hold the rights to two of their next three first-round picks, and it’s quite apparent that tanking would be somewhat challenging for Dallas to do properly.

However, a deal with the Knicks could get them their draft picks back, while also allowing them to bring on some more young prospects to aid in their rebuild.

Here, we see New York’s two 2020 first-round selections in Obi Toppin (eighth overall) and Immanuel Quickley (25th overall) heading to Dallas, along with the remaining year of Kevin Knox’s deal (ninth pick in 2018) and the draft rights to five future firsts, with their own in 2021 and in 2023 included.

Despite not finding all that much playing time during his rookie season, Toppin should still be viewed as a legitimate building block for an NBA team in the frontcourt moving forward — after all, he’s only a year removed from being named the National college player of the year during his final season at Dayton — and showed glimpses of being so during the bright lights of this year’s postseason.

At 6-9, 220-pounds the 23-year-old has a stellar frame for the modern-day four, while his freakish athleticism and steadily improving long-range game could make him an absolute stud in a few years time.

Toppin coming along with Quickley, who surprised virtually everyone but John Calipari during his rookie season where he averaged 11.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, and two assists on 39 percent shooting from deep, is an exciting assortment of young players Dallas could receive.

Frankly, in comparison to many other potential offers, getting back control of their future coupled with a few talented youngsters doesn’t seem like such a bad deal in the event that Luka winds up requesting out.