NBA Mock Offseason: LA Clippers win Finals and Bradley Beal is traded

New York Knicks

Roster 

• Mitchell Robinson
• Enes Kanter
• Taj Gibson
• Dario Saric
• Jordan Nwora
• Maurice Harkless
• Kevin Knox
• Robert Woodard II
• Ignas Brazdeikis
• RJ Barrett
• Frank Ntilikina
• Cassius Stanley
• Chris Paul
• Killian Hayes
• Quinn Cook

Head coach: Tom Thibodeau (hired in offseason)

2019-20 NBA season results:

• Missed playoffs

Who they re-signed:

• Maurice Harkless re-signed to a three-year, $47.2 million contract

Who they signed in FA:

• Quinn Cook signed to a one-year league minimum contract
• Dario Saric signed to a three-year, $34.3 million contract
• Enes Kanter signed to a one-year, cap mid-level exception contract

Trades they made:

• 8th overall draft pick to the Boston Celtics for 11th overall draft pick and 25th overall draft pick
• Chris Paul for Reggie Bullock, Dennis Smith Jr., and Julius Randle

Who they drafted:

• Drafted Jordan Nwora, Robert Woodard II, Cassius Stanley, Killian Hayes

Other moves:

• N/A

Summary: The New York Knicks opt not to star chase in free agency and work on maximizing their youth. By removing a guy like Julius Randle who stops the offense a bit and replacing him with a veteran like Chris Paul the Knicks should be able to run smoother on that side of the ball. Chris Paul is just what the Knicks need and he proved what he could do with the Thunder on the court by putting them in the playoffs in a tough conference while bonding with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander off the court as a bit of a mentor.

Paul should find guys like Knox and Robinson in better spots while providing a mentor for Frank Ntilikina and draft pick Killian Hayes. Tom Thibodeau adds a bit of credibility to the team as well and the ball movement should be natural with Dario Saric being added.

Enes Kanter loved his stay in New York and without much cap space going around this offseason, the Knicks get to steal him for the Cap MLE. The Knicks could be a sneaky good team with this set up with a worst-case of having a more natural fitting team to rebuild with.