Insider CONFIRMS Knicks Trade Imminent...

A Knicks insider just confirmed that there is a Knicks trade imminent, as New York has focused a lot on finding what exactly this roster is going to look like, with there being a lot of trade rumors and a lot of discussion surrounding multiple players on this roster and who is going to be making the final cut of the roster, with there being so many storylines surrounding this, a lot of different players who are fighting for these roster spots, and And on top of that, the Knicks also having to make a trade in order to do exactly what they want to do and fulfill their master plan. And we are going to go over all of this. There is a lot to discuss on the Knicks right now. As guys, basketball is back. And with it being back, it is so exciting to see all the moves the Knicks are going to make now that we are once again in season. And we're going to have daily videos coming out a lot of the time, more than one per day. So if you are not subscribed, if you're part of that 56% that's not subscribed to Knicks Digest, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss a single New York Knicks update. We are having so much fun on this channel right now going over all things Knicks, so make sure to be subscribed, have those post notifications on, and let's jump into the video because look, Leon Rose in the Knicks front office has a very tough decision to make going forwards because effectively there is just, there's too many players on the roster right now as most preseason rosters do end up having and with the Knicks, here's where things get a little bit tricky. They want to add as many veterans to this team as possible. Leon Rose said that the Knicks' pure goal is to win the 2026 NBA championship. It is their entire focus is trying to win a ring. They changed coaches for that, and now they've made an elite bench unit. However, that bench unit is not finished being made, because while the Knicks do have two very exciting young players in Tyler Kolek and Paco DiGiacomo, both of whom have found themselves in a lot of trade talks, so the Knicks can add on more veterans. Guys like Landry Shamet and Malcolm Brogdon who were signed by the Knicks and put on these non-guaranteed deals want to make that final roster spot the other one is Garrison Matthews and with all that happening there has been a ton of discussions surrounding what exactly is going to happen and a Knicks insider in Ian Begley broke down exactly where things are at saying Landry Shamet, Malcolm Brogdon and Garrison Matthews are currently battling for one available roster spot the Knicks have 14 players on standard deals they can carry a maximum of 15 players on standard contracts so they have enough room on the roster to keep one of the three veterans. Also, due to the CBA, the Collective Bargaining Agreement rules, the Knicks' team salary cannot exceed $207.8 million. The Knicks only have enough money to keep one of Shamet, Brogdon, or Garrison-Matthews. In order to keep two of the three veterans, the Knicks would need to trade one of their players currently signed to a traditional contract. Those two guys have usually just been Pacome or Tyler Kolek. No one else has really found themselves in trade talks. And Bagley continued by saying, You will know what the Knicks decide by 5 p.m. on Saturday. That is the deadline to waive a player on a non-guaranteed deal without taking on any salary. So the Knicks will need to make a decision on Shamet, Brogdon, and Matthews by Saturday evening. Regular season rosters then need to be set by October 20th. The Knicks can choose to waive all three veterans and enter the season with 14 players on the roster. Teams can dip under the 14-player minimum for two consecutive weeks and 28 days total. but that seems unlikely the Knicks again communicate that these veterans were competing for a spot so the Knicks will probably keep at least one of the veteran players but all signs have pointed to that they're going to be keeping both of them is what we have seen up to this point just because this is where exactly the Knicks have found themselves so obviously at the end of the day the Knicks are looking to try to find what's best for this team they want to be able to figure out a way to keep two veterans because they're focused on winning the NBA finals that's what matters to the Knicks at the end of the day is not what's going to happen in 2029 it's about what's going to happen in 2026 and what's going to happen in 2026 is the Knicks have one of the best odds to win the NBA championship they're right up there with the Thunder the Nuggets the Cavs the Timberwolves the Knicks are it really to me if you ask me I think there's five teams that can win the championship this year if I'm being real now other teams can but I really think it'd be a shock if it's if one of the five teams that aren't the Knicks the Cavs the Thunder the Nuggets or the Timberwolves don't win the NBA finals and I don't really trust that it's going to be the Timberwolves because frankly I just don't think they have enough shooting to make that thing work I don't think an Anthony Edwards lineup with Julius Randle Jaden McDaniels and Rudy Gobert is going to win anything I just think it's overall terrible spacing and at the end of the day that's just what it's really going to go down to so that's really just where we're all at right now and frankly I honestly I just truly believe that the Knicks they are going to make a deal at the end of the day they love Malcolm Brogdon there is no secret behind that the Knicks have wanted Malcolm Brogdon for two years on top of that they want another veteran as well I'm fully convinced that Malcolm Brogdon is safe that there's no way he gets traded but also Shamet or Matthews is going to be getting a job as well with the Knicks now we look at the way that all these guys have played in summer league up to this point and Landry Shamit thus far has struggled I mean the man is only shooting 30 percent from the field and 25 percent from three which is a bit worrisome for Shamet because he has not played up to snuff right now which has been a bit worrisome he's averaged 3.7 points in that span as the Knicks shooter not shooting the ball too well meanwhile we then look at Garrison Matthews who only has shot 33 from the field but has shot 41 from three and consistently put up nine points six points six points six points putting up six point eight points also hitting threes at a 41 clip right now it does feel like Garrison Matthews has done enough to steal that role away from Shamet especially when considering he puts up an assist and a half per game a rebound he's looked quite good so i do think we are really walking into the territory of seeing Garrison Matthews get that spot next to Malcolm Brogdon brogdon hasn't put up the craziest numbers by any means averaging 4.2 points on 4.2 shot attempts is not ideal his shooting numbers have been atrocious in the 29 area shooting from threes in the 25 area obviously this is all four games for each of these guys so nothing's really like you know a sure thing putting up 4.2 points two rebounds and two assists and a steal per game when you're Malcolm Brogdon also giving excellent veteran leadership is going to be enough for Brogdon to make the team I would be stunned if Malcolm Brogdon is not on this Knicks roster if one person's going to be on it I do think it's going to be Brogdon if I'm being completely honest here and Knicks fans they love Garrison Matthews more than anyone seeing Garrison Matthews is like a better Matt Ryan I am 100% keeping Garrison Matthews somehow I thought Garrison Matthews was gonna lace that just stuff like that Knicks fans are absolutely loving Garrison Matthews and when we look at this last game where we saw the Knicks entire bench unit really go out there and play where a lot of guys were fighting for roster spots we saw that Matt Ryan is not gonna make it it's cool to have Matt Ryan around just because he's the man who'll go to the Westchester Knicks and Garrison Matthews did have his worst shooting performance to date only shooting one for five from three still put up six points but shooting one for six from the field obviously is not the numbers you want to see Kevin McCuller played well and outside of that we also saw Mohamed Diawara and Tosin Oluma play well which is great to see on top of Trey Jefferson so the two-way guys are looking very good between Jefferson Oluma and McCuller all of them had good games so great to see the two-way guys are going to be helpful and then you look at that and understand the Knicks do have some another wing or really two other wings there with McCuller and Oluma helping out on those two-way contracts which makes Malcolm Brogdon feel like he's even even more of a lock especially when we've seen Jordan Clarkson play some small forward he started at the small forward we saw Malcolm Brogdon do some play in the back court Brogdon only shot two for seven he put up three assists in that span and two rebounds but really at the end of the day we did see a Knicks bench unit that performed not great considering that they lost to the Wizards by the amount of points they lost to but still it was their bench unit playing and obviously the way that they're still trying to figure everything out and they didn't really have a center at all starting with Gershon Yabusele at the five so that's something to be aware of as well but for the Knicks what we're going to be seeing is two of these guys making it and i really do think Gershon Yabusele has done enough to steal that from Landry Shamet we're going to see 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