New York doesn’t have to do anything between now and the trade deadline to reach its goals. The Knicks have been fine with the roster as is. With that said, the sense around the league is that the Knicks will do something minor in order to bolster their bench, whether sooner by getting a player back in a trade or later in the buyout market.

The NBA trade deadline is a time for contending teams to improve their roster for a playoff run or for struggling teams to sell off assets for the future. The New Orleans Pelicans fall into the latter category with their 12-38 year this season.

There were several reasons Luka Doncic’s trade was such a shocker. Among them, very few people knew he was actually available. But while there are always surprises at or before the deadline (though never at the level of Doncic),