The Pistons selected Jaden Ivey with the No. 5 pick, forming a potentially dynamic backcourt with last year’s top pick, Cade Cunningham.
However, the Knicks didn’t give up on their pursuit of Ivey easily. They are trying to make a deal with Detroit to acquire the jet-quick point guard out of Purdue, according to Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer (Twitter link) and SNY TV’s Ian Begley (Twitter link).
Steve Popper of Newsday tweets that the Pistons may have some interest if Memphis center Jalen Duren is still available at New York’s pick at No. 11. However, New York instead chose French center Ousmane Dieng, the top international prospect, and are moving him to the Thunder in a trade, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweets.
The Knicks are acquiring multiple picks in that deal and are making one last serious push to trade for Ivey with those additional assets, The Athletic’s James L. Edwards III tweets.
New York is desperately seeking a lead guard to get back into the postseason after coming up empty this past season.
I like Ivey more than Chet, Smith and Murray
I gave Knicks a Thumb up
lol knicks trying to trade their terrible vets and their contracts again
Cam reddish an Alec burks for Ivey and a future first lol ! That’s Knicks fans there
Knicks are too slow
They should acquire 4 earlier
What’s a crazy offer..
If Knicks get Duren at 11 and then offer 3x fut unprotected 1sts plus swaps ?
Uh, yeah. That offer would be crazy.
They even had Spike Lee out there recruiting AFTER the pick
If they really wanted Ivey, maybe they should have thought about this before they were on the clock to pick at #11.
If Knicks wanted Ivey than the smart move was to trade with Sacramento.
Exactly. Knicks are the Knicks. I was convinced someone would trade into 4 and grab Ivy. Still shocked he fell to the Pistons!
Kemba walker going to pistons
along with 4 2nd round picks
Pistons bout to be SICK! If they can sign away Ayton from Phoenix and have Ayton, Duren, Bey, Ivey and Cunningham with Stewart, Bagley and others coming off the bench? Wow…
Not sure if we can afford to sign Bagley if we max Ayton, or would really want to. I would want to grab some more shooting to space the floor.
Knicks being Knicks and everyone understands that outside of NY. I remember last year when they were ready to be a statue for Tibabust.