The Knicks will face a tumbling team possibly headed for a tear-down.
TORONTO — The Knicks held onto their assemblage of first-round draft picks and emerging young players rather than sacrifice them in a massive trade for Donovan Mitchell over the summer, with the wait-and-see expectation that other NBA stars might be made available before the February trade deadline.
Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby potentially could be blockbuster trade chips for the Raptors, perhaps bringing back returns approaching the hauls the Jazz recouped for Mitchell and All-Star center Rudy Gobert from the Cavaliers and Timberwolves, respectively. The 28-year-old Siakam, who scorched the Knicks for a career-high 52 points in a Toronto win at the Garden on Dec. 21, is averaging 25.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 6.
The Knicks own nine first-round picks over the next five NBA drafts, but they resisted including second-year guard Quentin Grimes in trade talks over the summer with the Jazz involving Mitchell, the three-time All-Star who posted a 71-point game on Monday for the Cavaliers against the Bulls.
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