In an effort to keep veterans Malcolm Brogdon and Landry Shamet in the backcourt, a potential trade could be on the horizon for the New York Knicks . For the first time in 20 years, they reached the Eastern Conference Finals last season, and could making a return next season. For many, the Knicks' title-or-bust season is 2025-26 .
However, keeping Brogdon and Shamet would mean the Knicks have to make a trade ahead of the regular season, as SNY reporter Ian Begley noted.
“The Knicks have signed Malcolm Brogdon and Landry Shamet to nonguaranteed contracts ahead of training camp. If they want to keep both players on the regular-season roster, they will have to trade one of their players signed to a traditional NBA deal,” Begley said. “They need to do this because their team salary