A deal would have been done by now .... Knicks gladly take jackson or ball over Porzingis
But Danny has no plans to trade the pick... Unless he gets back extra (like 8th pick for Smith Jr or Isaac is my guess). Or he wants to really draft either Tatum or Jackson. Lots of teams sound like they want Jackson
I think it's more about Phil ensuring nothing silly happens and JJ is still available at three. If I were him, I'd want to wait until draft night as well, just in case.
But this is a deal we HAVE to do, even for Crowder, #3 and the BKL18.
KP is a skill player, not a paint-banger, so I don't think the injury concern is warranted. Honestly he's the big we've needed. Can you imagine the defensive nightmare his length will cause once he acclimates to Brad's system?
And the 3pt shooting. OMG do we badly need his 3pt shooting in the starting lineup.
You add he and Hayward? That's a 60 win team, perennially.