Breaking down Knicks assets, possible targets with trading window now open

ORLANDO, Fla.— The Knicks, under Tom Thibodeau and Leon Rose, have followed the same pattern.They’ve started seasons slowly, though not necessarily below expectations, and completed an in-season trade meant to rearrange the rotation.Three of the four times, results were fantastic.

They needed another point guard in 2021, and Derrick Rose was acquired for peanuts — a second-round pick and Dennis Smith Jr.— becoming their best player off the bench.

The Knicks won 16 of 20 to finish the season.In 2023, the Knicks were hovering around .500 and jolted the energy by dealing for Josh Hart, who helped them win 17 of the final 25 contests.Last season, they had too many ball-dominant players and not enough wing defenders.They were just 17-15 before trading for OG Anunoby, and his arrival immediately coincided with 15 victories over 17 games.

The Quentin Grimes swap for Alec Burks and Bojan Bogdanovic was less fruitful, though hardly catastrophic since no draft capital was sacrificed.The bigger dud was in 2022, when the Knicks got Cam Reddish for a first-round pick.Reddish, whose acquisition was pushed by since-jettisoned GM Scott Perry, failed to convince Thibodeau he was worthy of consistent playing time.

The Knicks underwhelmed for the majority of Reddish’s New York tenure.Which brings us to today and the official start to trade season.Eighty-five players around the league became trade-eligible Sunday because they signed contracts in the summer.

The first dominoes fell with Dennis Schroder going from Brooklyn to Golden State and Thomas Bryant rerouted from Miami to Indiana.Those trades couldn’t happen until Dec.

15.Here are five things to know to kick off trade season for the Knicks:The only new player who joined the trade-eligible list Sunday is Cam Payne, who signed as a free agent in mid-July.Precious Achiuwa becomes eligible Jan.

15 and it’s worth noting that he waived his right to a no-trade clause when signing as a free agent on July 30.OG Anunob...