3 players Knicks can trade for to help bolster bench ahead of deadline
3: SG Buddy Hield, Indiana Pacers
With reports surrounding a potential trade between the Knicks and Pacers happening in the near future, there is a solid chance that Buddy Hield is a name that New York is looking to trade for. Or at least, he should be.
Not only is Hield a solid player that could either start or come off the bench, but he is also one of the premier three-point shooters in the NBA, something the Knicks desperately need.
The Knicks rank 25th in the NBA in three-point percentage, shooting 33.8% from behind the arc as a team. Adding a player like Hield, who shoots 42.6% from three on a ridiculous 9.0 attempts per game, would change things drastically for the team’s offense.
The price for Hield would not be cheap, but considering how poor of a team the Knicks are in terms of shooting, it is a price they may need to pay.
One player who has popped up in potential trade talks is Obi Toppin. While I would like to keep Toppin, the way Tom Thibodeau utilizes him may make it better for both sides if he is traded.
If I had confidence in Thibodeau properly utilizing Toppin as a role man, I wouldn’t want to trade him. Toppin has the potential to be one of the best P&R guys in the league yet is constantly relegated to being a spot-up shooter.
Who knows if Toppin would even be brought up in this sort of scenario? Regardless, the Knicks should do their due diligence to try and trade for Hield.
