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Chris Paul’s future is in question after his superb season with the Thunder. The Knicks are on the team right now, but there’s a player OKC asks if both sides want to set up a trade.
The offseason is approaching, and we are starting to wonder where some stars will evolve next season. Chris Paul is one of those closely watched cases, even though he is far from being a free agent. But author of a crazy season with the Thunder, he has redistributed the cards for the years to come and does not hide his desire to join a title challenger.
Its solid gold contract should normally have calmed the frenzy of franchises until it came to an end. However, the last season of CP3 convinced some to take the risk, including the Knicks. Of course, NY is no ring contender, but the Big Apple team remains a franchise of its own.
A trade between OKC and New York is even moreover possible… but on one condition: that a certain player makes the trip in the other direction, in addition to a first round of Draft.
Sam Presti will likely want a first-round pick and a young prospect from the Knicks in exchange for Chris Paul, per @NYPost_Berman
« According to the source, that young player preferably is Kevin Knox. » pic.twitter.com/m4xlBaNkbK
— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) October 6, 2020
Sam Presti will likely want a first round Draft and a young prospect from the Knicks in exchange for Chris Paul, according to the New York Post’s Marc Berman. “According to the source, this young player would preferably be Kevin Knox. “
At first glance, the maneuver seems quite unbalanced. In exchange for Chris Paul, the Thunder would ask for a first round of Draft, which obviously guarantees a good place given the recent seasons of the Knicks, and one of their young shoots, in this case Kevin Knox, who has stagnated well this season.
Sam Presti has proven to be very good at developing youth with the Thunder, and perhaps he sees Knox as a rough diamond to be polished. Be that as it may, be assured that OKC will not be able to recover wonders in exchange for its star leader. Despite his good season, Chris Paul’s value does not remain very high because of his age (35 years), and his famous poison contract (41 and 44 million over the next 2 seasons!).
Nothing is set in stone for the moment, but we feel a recurring bridge between Knicks and Thunder on the Chris Paul case. Case to be continued, even if CP3 is rather aiming for a title challenger.
