Overview
- The Athletic and other outlets report the Knicks have interest in Jose Alvarado of the Pelicans and Keon Ellis of the Kings, with Toronto’s Ochai Agbaji also mentioned.
- One reported concept sends Guerschon Yabusele and second-round picks to Sacramento for Ellis and Doug McDermott, though the Kings could seek a late first-rounder.
- League tracking on NBA.com shows opponents shoot 1.6 percentage points worse than their averages when Ellis defends them.
- To match salary for Alvarado, a package built around Yabusele and multiple second-rounders is viewed as feasible, according to reporting, with competition from other suitors expected.
- New York has dropped four of its last five games and is evaluating complementary depth pieces to ease defensive and secondary ball-handling burdens on Jalen Brunson, with no deals finalized.