New York Knicks

Scenarios which could see the Knicks trading down

Published Jun. 9, 2015 1:47 p.m. ET

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The rumors have already started about the Knicks dealing the fourth pick in the upcoming draft. Now, it's time to go over some scenarios which could work out nicely for them.

John Dorn outlines a few at Bleacher Report. Here is one of them:

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New York has plenty of options at No. 4. It'll be interesting to see what happens come draft day. The draft is scheduled for June 25 at Barclays Center.

(H/t to John Dorn at Bleacher Report.)

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If New York is interested in adding a point guard but isn't in love with either top (available) prospect in the draft, the Denver Nuggets may be able to help.

They're in a transition phase between regimes, and the Denver Post's Chris Dempsey reported in May that Ty Lawson's time in Denver could be running out.

Nuggets management may wish to draft its own point guard, and either Mudiay or Russell will likely be there at No. 4. With the Nuggets looking to shed salary, taking back Jose Calderon's $7 million deal wouldn't be an easy task but would be necessary to make the trade legal.

This is why New York would need to sweeten the pot by adding Tim Hardaway Jr. A low-salary player—say—Quincy Acy, would also need to be thrown in to make it work.

(These stipulations apply if the teams want to get a deal done on draft night. After July 1, New York would simply be able to absorb Lawson into its cap space, and Denver wouldn't need to accept Calderon in return.)