Eager to get rid of an Evan Fournier who has become a dead weight in the New York workforce, the Knicks board is probing its counterparts across the League to find a trade partner who will be willing to recover the 18 million dollars from salary of the French rear. In recent days, research has focused on the side of California: the Lakers to recover Evan?
Does Gotham GM Scott Perry think Mauve et Or is better than Bleu et Orange at the former Poitevin?
One thing is certain, the Big Apple boss (sorry Jay-Z) seems to think that there are more Tom Thibodeau-compatible profiles than that of the native of the Mafia department K’1 Fry on the Baie des Anges side. . While the Knicks want to separate from the Habs – whose qualities are spoiled by a completely incompetent and archaic coach (zero chauvinism), Michael Scotto of HoopsHype recently informed us that the Lakers would have been approached, and would have been offered an exchange thus implying a departure from Fournier from NY to LA, but also the reverse journey made by Patrick Beverley and Kendrick Nunn.
Common point however between all the players concerned, a dynamic really not happy with the approach of Christmas.
Nikola Vucevic’s best friend, as we said, is shelved in a pretty good Knicks team right now. The self-proclaimed League chief pit bull Pat Beverley, who arrived in Los Angeles this summer to bring defensive aggression and spacing, is quite far off the mark on offense (25% from afar). While former Heat sensation Kendrick Nunn is struggling to regain his level after a 2021-22 season sidelined by a serious knee injury.
For both franchises, such a trade would therefore represent a rather risky bet, which that of the Big Apple seems clearly ready to attempt. On the Lakers side, the presence of a profile like that of Russell Westbrook on the bench (this sentence is still so weird to write) could raise questions about the relevance of attracting the Frenchman to the West side. But we will follow the evolution of the situation of the rear of the Knicks with attention in the coming days.
Thought for the French fans of the Celtics, Suns, Kings, Spurs or even Clippers who cross their fingers not to find themselves forced to support the Purple and Gold if the star of the France team were to land there. We wish him the opportunity to show his talent again before his mate Rudy Gobert manages to stall a three-point step-back.
Source : HoopsHype