The hype around Luka Doncic was high from the very first moment he set foot in Dallas. Far from feeling the pressure, the Slovenian star quickly lived up to the expectations and proved to be the Mavsā future.
However, things at the Mavericks havenāt been exactly smooth as of late. Even though the team traded for Kyrie Irving in an attempt to pair Doncic with another star, the results havenāt been great and now they find themselves out of playoff spots.
Itās too soon and even bold to suggest thereās any possibility that Doncic leaves the team, but the Mavericksā recent struggles have still led to a hypothetical trade scenario where the Knicks make a push to get him.
Knicks mentioned as potential trade suitor for Luka Doncic
(Via Andy Bailey ofBleacher Report)
āThe New York Knicks have a pile of future draft picks. And while RJ Barrettās value has certainly gone down this season, Immanuel Quickleyās has risen, and the Knicks could try to bring Luka to the gameās biggest media market with a package like the ones it offered the Jazz for Donovan Mitchell.
āNew York could offer multiple draft picks, Barrett, Quickley, and Quentin Grimes, to the Mavericks. And with the Knicks, Luka would be reunited with the second option that he went to the conference finals with, Brunson. Plus, heād have a dynamic rim runner and protector in Mitchell Robinson, assuming Dallas wouldnāt insist on him being in the deal too.ā
Parting with Doncic isthe last thing the Mavs would do, even if the Slovenian requests a trade at some point. Nothing suggests theyāre ready to part ways, as he still has many years left in his contract plus a player option for another one. But if he were to be on the market, New York would make sense as a suitor.
