One NBA writer is proposing that the New York Knicks acquire 31-year-old Malcolm Brogdon from the Portland Trail Blazers.
Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Knicks and Blazers:
New York Knicks Receive: PG Malcolm Brogdon
Portland Trail Blazers Receive: SG Quentin Grimes, F Evan Fournier, 2024 second-round pick (more favorable of Cleveland Cavaliers and Utah Jazz)
“A big combo guard who can run the offense while Jalen Brunson rests or, at 6’4″ and 229 pounds, can play the 2 next to him, Brogdon is averaging 14.7 points, 5.1 assists and shooting 41.3 percent from three for the Blazers this season,” Swartz wrote in his NBA trade proposal. “He’d be a huge addition to the Knicks rotation and may not even cost a first-round pick.”
According to NBA insider Fred Katz of The Athletic, the Knicks are actively fielding offers for Grimes. Tom Thibodeau’s squad is targeting an extra ball-handler, which is why Swartz believes New York should trade for Brogdon.
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For the Blazers this season, Brogdon is averaging 14.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocks while shooting 43.2% from the field, 41.3% from beyond the arc and 77.5% from the free-throw line. He’s making $22.5 million.
The Knicks, who are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings, could start Jalen Brunson, Brogdon, OG Anunoby, Julius Randle and Isaiah Hartenstein if New York’s front office figured out a way to acquire Brogdon from Portland.
The Blazers have made Brogdon available in trade talks, sources told NBA Analysis Network. Portland has the second-worst record in the Western Conference. The franchise is in rebuild mode in the post-Damian Lillard era.
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Brogdon has career averages of 15.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocks with the Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics and Blazers. He won the 2016-17 Rookie of the Year Award with the Bucks and the 2022-23 Sixth Man of the Year Award with the Celtics.
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