Guard or big... do the Wizards have what the Knicks need?

D.C. holds backup bodies in bunches. Will the Knicks enter the conversation?


What do the Knicks require the most? A little watchman equipped for giving the stone off the pine with shooting ability? A youthful, bold large to man the aggravation and reinforce the reinforcement at the five?

Whatever the circumstance, they might have the ideal partner in charge of those assets in Washington, D.C. I wrote about a few players who were said to be linked to the Knicks by a few NBA Insiders, and all of them are currently employed by the pathetic Utah Jazz: watch Collin Sexton, wing Jordan Clarkson, and enormous Kelly Olynyk.

I deliberately left out a couple of pieces shared by those insiders in the sources I connected, mostly connected with two or three players from a totally unique association: the Washington Wizards.

Those two men: watch Tyus Jones and focus Daniel Gafford.

ESPN's Brian Windhors and individual savants Tim MacMahon and Tim Bontemps were the ones doing the weighty talk in the most recent episode of the Loop Aggregate digital broadcast, with the last two drifting those two choices as potential Knicks targets.

Tim MacMahon, explicitly, proposed the Knicks consider Tyus Jones, who recently played under current Knicks mentor Tom Thibodeau in Minnesota.

"I would call Washington about Tyus Jones," expressed MacMahon subsequent to referencing Utah and the Clarkson/Sexton matching as choices worth investigating by the Knicks.

Subsequent to finishing the exchange for OG Anunoby and expressing farewell to Immanuel Quickley, the Knicks lost all useful genuine point monitors in their revolution with the reinforcement choices being Deuce McBride and the approaching Malachi Flynn.

Jones could be an excellent replacement for Jalen Brunson in the event that JB is absent. It's likewise significant that Jones is right now on an agreement year, with his arrangement terminating the following summer holding a cap hit of $14 million this season.

If the Knicks' front office prioritizes completing some mid-tier moves before completing the final transaction for a genuine elite superstar, Jones would probably take much less to trade for in terms of assets going the other way than most players associated with the Knicks.

ESPN's Zach Lowe said on his podcast episode from January 8 that the Wizards could set Jones' value at "multiple seconds." That is a fair cost to interest for a player on a terminating bargain by an establishment that is a lock to wrap up with a last five record this season, and hence attempting to separate something in exchanging their players away now rather losing them for no good reason the following summer.

Jones is at present averaging profession highs with 12.7 places, 5.6 helps, 2.8 bounce back, and 1.2 takes per game. He's cutting 53/44/73, which likewise stamps vocation high figures on the field-objective and 3-point exactness fronts while his free-toss rate has gone down a piece from last season's 80.6%.

Tim Bontemps brought another Wizards player from the other side of the webcam into the discussion, suggesting that the Knicks might be interested in bringing him to Mahattan if the franchise decides to go big instead of small.

Bontemps featured Daniel Gafford as the Wiz of interest for the Knicks. " The person that I think would be truly fascinating for the Knicks is Daniel Gafford."

The pundit didn't stop there. He went on to say why New York would benefit from a trade if they went that route. You pair [Gafford] with Isaiah Hartenstein. You return to one of the real Knicks' strengths prior to Mitchell Robinson's injury: 48 minutes of high-quality center play that was above-average to really good.

"Whether it's Valuable Achiuwa or Jericho Sims, they don't actually have exactly the same thing currently despite the fact that Isaiah Hartenstein has been wonderful since taking the beginning position for Mitchell Robinson," Bontemps said.

However, Gaffford's contract falls on the opposite end of the spectrum from Jones' deal that is about to expire. The enormous man as of late marked an augmentation with the Wizards going through the finish of the 2025/26 season. He's procuring a piece more than $12 million this year, $13 million next season, and $14 in his last year under agreement.

Gafford has been averaging 10.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks over the course of the season. He's shooting a lot of more regrettable rates than last season (68% to 73.2% a year prior) and you won't find him extending the floor by any stretch of the imagination as he works only in the paint. His free-toss shooting, nonetheless, has gone far up to 73% contrasted with last year's (and profession wide) 67.9% from the foundation stripe.

There have not been many tales about Gafford's accessibility, with the most recent coming from Jake Fischer of Hurray! prior to Christmas. He composed a segment examining some exchange talk happening during the G Association Winter Feature.

"Gafford might be the following most ideal choice (after Clint Capela, as per Fischer) for the Knicks, or some other group, looking for accessible beginning level ability at the position," Fischer composed. " The Wizards are molding into dealers with a (then) 5-22 record in this first year under Michael Winger's new front office."

One establishment, two or three apparently accessible players, and two altogether different choices for the Knicks in exchanging for either. P&Ters considerations on them?