New York Knicks has announced that they have acquired guard Emmanuel Mudiay from the Denver Nuggets in a three-team deal involving Dallas Mavericks as well. In exchange for Mudiay, the Nuggets received Devin Harris from the Mavericks and a 2018 second-round pick from the Knicks, while the Mavericks acquired Doug McDermott from the Knicks and a second-round pick from Denver.
The New York Knicks general manager Scott Perry previously said that the team would love to get a young, athletic player and they have achieved just that with Mudiay. The former seventh overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft lost his starting place in the Nuggets line-up this season, but still has a significant upside and will work well with the young Knicks core. Also, he is likely to get more minutes, especially since the Knicks have said goodbye to the playoff hopes after their star player Kristaps Porziņģis suffered a season-ending injury.
With Devin Harris, Denver Nuggets received a solid backup for their starting point guard Jamal Murray. Mudiay was a burden for the team on the offensive end, being the league’s third worse shooter considering the minutes he played. Prior to this trade, the Nuggets offered Mudiay and one second-round pick to Memphis Grizzlies for Tyreke Evans.
Finally, with Doug McDermott, the Dallas Mavericks will get a backup for Harrison Barnes on the wing. McDermott is known as a 3-point specialist, which will surely come in handy to the Mavs and he could end up playing more minutes than he did in New York.
