3 moves Knicks can make to improve chances of making the playoffs

2: Trade Evan Fournier and give more minutes to Quentin Grimes

Honestly, I have no clue how this hasn’t happened yet.

While Tom Thibodeau has finally begun to give Quentin Grimes the proper minutes he deserves, it took him far too long to realize this was the right decision. In addition to this, I would not be surprised if Grimes goes back to the bench once Cam Reddish returns.

Regardless, Grimes must continue to receive a high volume of minutes whether he starts or not. He is too valuable of a player to keep sitting on the bench like Thibodeau has made him do for the majority of the season.

Thibodeau has done a fantastic job at taking Fournier out of the rotation, but the front office needs to act and get Fournier off the roster, as he literally serves zero purpose whether he plays or not.

Fournier has been quite terrible this season. While you can make the argument about whether or not he was good last season, he still provided value with his elite three-point shooting. However, this season Fournier’s threes are not falling, as he is shooting a career-low 33.3% from downtown on 4.4 attempts per game.

In addition to this, Fournier has been unbelievably useless on the defensive side of the ball, which led to him not only getting benched but being completely out of the rotation.

This makes it seem like a trade is inevitable, as obviously a player who makes $18 million a year should not be sitting on the bench. I’m not saying Fournier should play, but he likely isn’t happy about this move.

Who knows what kind of value Fournier has on the market right now, but I’m sure a contending team wouldn’t mind trading for him in order to boost their shooting capabilities off the bench. Whether it be the Lakers or the Warriors, who knows? But at this rate, Fournier needs to be traded soon.