The Knicks Need Kyrie Irving, And So Does Everyone Else
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The Knicks Need Kyrie Irving, And So Does Everyone Else

Can the Knicks pull off a trade they desperately need?

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The Knicks Need Kyrie Irving, And So Does Everyone Else
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The Knicks need a point guard. Desperately. A trade request by Irving last week suddenly gave Knicks fans some hope. The six-foot-three Kyrie Irving would easily solve any point guard problems for the Knicks, or for any team in the league for that matter. For New York, only rookie Frank Ntilikina is a true point guard. $8.9 million dollar man Ron Baker has the ability to man the point, but his atrocious (to put it lightly) slash of .378/.267/.651 makes it hard to fathom why the Knicks would want to give him a contract. Perhaps they are embracing the tank.

Kyrie Irving averaged 25.2 PPG, 5.8 assists, and 3.2 rebounds playing alongside LeBron and friends last season, helping lead Cleveland to 3 straight NBA Finals appearances. Prying an All-Star caliber player away from any team will be costly, and quite frankly, aside from the untouchable Unicorn and future first round picks, the Knicks don't have any valuable assets. Any deal for Kyrie would have to include Porzingis, a price which New York should be unwilling to pay, although the last few moves the Knicks made make you wonder whether the front office is actually run by monkeys.

If the Knicks were to get Irving, they would have to convince Carmelo Anthony to accept a trade to a third team which has assets that interest the Cavaliers. If the Knicks can pull a trade off, at least they won't be the doormats again.

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