KEY POINTS

  • Knicks looking to unload a forward
  • Knicks could surrender the season
  • NYK to rebuild around young players

The New York Knicks are still on the hunt for answers to their lackluster season, and as the NBA trade season kicks off, it looks like Scott Perry is starting to heat his engine up.

Scott Polacek of the Bleacher Report said that the Knicks are "reportedly willing to trade multiple veterans" in the rebuild process that aims to flip the switch and turn their awful 6-21 league record to a rather respectable one.

With a bounty of experienced power forwards, the report said the Knicks management is looking at the possibility of shopping any or some of their listed frontcourt pieces.

Marcus Morris Sr., Bobby Portis, Taj Gibson and Julius Randle are being brought to the trade discussions with Morris Sr. labeled as "the most attractive trade chip" especially for playoff-contending teams that need savvy, scoring punch and toughness inside the court, according to Steve Popper of Newsday.

The moves somehow will indicate the direction that the Knicks are leaning towards. As they order the veterans to pack their things up, logical projection is that the Knicks are ready to succumb to the current season debacle and start focusing on forming the solid ground that could revolve around the potential young holdovers that will remain after the smoke from all trade dealings clears.

Value is still up for erstwhile highly-touted pick-ups like Kevin Knox II, Mitchell Robinson, Dennis Smith Jr., Frank Nililina and RJ Barrett. These names are shoo-ins for the future of the franchise, to say the least. As Polacek mentioned, the departure of some veterans to another camp would mean more opportunities for these young guns to perhaps rediscover their touch and regain confidence.

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Frank Ntilikina #11 of the New York Knicks calls out the play in the first quarter against the Chicago Bulls at Madison Square Garden on November 5, 2018 in New York City. Elsa/Getty Images