3 ways Knicks could have handled the Cam Reddish situation better

1: Have the front office and coach be on the same page

It has been widely reported that Tom Thibodeau was opposed to the Reddish trade, but Team President Leon Rose did it anyway. This itself is not a bad thing, disagreements happen between coaches and executives on every team.

However, the issue lies with the post-trade environment. Reddish was clearly third in Thibodeau’s pecking order behind Grimes and Fournier, fourth if you include Burks although he was mainly playing point guard.

Even this season when Reddish got hurt and lost his starting job he was never given a chance to claim it back. He played four games off the bench upon returning from injury and has been a healthy scratch ever since as the team is almost certainly attempting to trade him.

When the Knicks’ rotation was decimated by injuries, Reddish remained glued to the bench while Fournier and Derrick Rose received opportunities to get some playing time.

Reddish submitted his trade request in Atlanta so that he could get a larger opportunity elsewhere, so it’s puzzling that the Knicks would acquire him just to play him in a smaller role. Eventually, not playing him at all.

This shows a clear lack of communication between the front office and the head coach, with the front office caving into the coach’s decision almost instantly about a player that they traded a first-round pick for.

While the Knicks may be able to get something of value for Reddish, it’s hard to imagine that they’ll bring back a protected first for his services.

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