With no trade assets to offer except for young star Kristaps Porzingis, the New York Knicks are reportedly looking to continue their rebuild by exploring the coming draft and free agency market. However, Metro USA’s Joe Pantorno predicted that the team will be focusing on this year’s draft and next year’s free agency with Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker emerging as one of their top targets.
The Knicks tried to close a deal with the Hornets for Walker before last month’s trade deadline, but negotiations fell through when New York decided to conserve salary cap space and get Emmanuel Mudiay from the Denver Nuggets instead.