With RJ Barrett being on the cusp of finalizing a nine-figure contract extension with the Knicks, and the notion of him being included in a deal for Jazz All-Star Donovan Mitchell becoming a more remote possibility, it allows us a firmer sense of what New York’s lineup might look like if and when the clubs can finally settle on a trade package.
In some ways, though, it also presents a couple of key questions for Barrett, coach Tom Thibodeau and the Knicks’ front office as a whole—all of whom would carry greater expectations heading into the 2022–23 campaign. And with that in mind, we dug into the two biggest curiosities we’d have if New York deals for Mitchell in the next month and a half.
