he New York Knicks are not as enthusiastic as earlier reports have portrayed them to be in trading for Toronto Raptors’ Bruce Brown.
According to Action Network’s Matt Moore, Brown is just a backup trade option for the Knicks.
“The Knicks continue to be mentioned as a potential landing spot, but New York has been seeking bigger deals. Brown might wind up being the “Plan B or C” for the Knicks, an outside source suggested.
With the Raptors’ notoriously high offer marks for various trade assets, the “finally” trades of Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby have not eased skepticism that the Raptors will be tough to get trade value from,” Moore wrote on February 3.
The Knicks have only 4 days left before the February 8 trade deadline to upgrade their roster which has been depleted by injuries to starters Julius Randle (shoulder), OG Anunoby (elbow) and Mitchell Robinson (ankle) and key reserve Quentin Grimes (knee).
Brown, chose Indiana Pacers’ 2-year, $45 million offer over the Knicks and other suitors in free agency, commands a steep price in the trade market.
“The Raptors’ asking price for teams interested in acquiring Bruce Brown has been described as a future first-round pick and a quality player … at a minimum.
Toronto knows that a variety of contending teams are interested in Brown, noting his contributions to Denver’s title run last season, making the Raptors hopeful they can spark some robust bidding for a player with both championship pedigree and a team-friendly contract,” Marc Stein wrote in his January 21 substack newsletter.
