Immanuel Quickley is still generating trade interest from other teams, but the Knicks are reportedly standing pat on their previous asking price of a first-round pick.
According to Hoops Hype’s Michael Scotto, the Bucks, Mavericks, Wizards, and other teams have all expressed interest in Quickley, who has been a fill-in starter for New York of late due to the injury of RJ Barrett (who has been upgraded to questionable for Wednesday’s game against the Pacers). But the Knicks, who were previously reported to be seeking a first-round pick in exchange, haven’t backed off that asking price, and likely won’t given how Quickley has been playing.
Already one of the team’s top defenders, Quickley’s streaky offense has come around on a much more consistent basis of late. In eight games as a starter, he is averaging 20.3 points and 5.3 assists per game, and over his last 11 contests, is shooting 47.1 percent from the floor while averaging just over 19 points.
Quickley endured a dreadful shooting slump to start the season but has shown his worth of late, and given the team’s improved net rating when he is on the floor, the Knicks are likely not going to drop their asking price, if they even have interest in trading him anymore.
As Scotto notes, given Quickley’s performance in recent weeks, a trade doesn’t seem too likely.
As for Cam Reddish, Scotto reports that a trade on that front seems much more likely given the former first-round pick’s exile from Tom Thibodeau’s rotation. Per Scotto, the Knicks want two second-round picks in exchange for Reddish, who has received interest from the Lakers, Bucks, and others.
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