Knicks among teams interested in trading for Dejounte Murray

The Knicks are among the teams who have expressed interest in acquiring Dejounte Murray via trade, SNY has learned.

Bleacher Report stated that the Atlanta Hawks and San Antonio Spurs had previously had talks around a potential trade for Murray.

New York is widely expected to acquire Jalen Brunson via free agency, per teams monitoring Brunson’s free agency.

The club has cleared roughly $30 million in cap space with recent trades of Kemba Walker, Alec Burks and Nerlens Noel to the Detroit Pistons.

They have the space to offer Brunson a significant salary. Yahoo! Sports reported that Brunson is expected to get a 4-year, $110 million offer from New York. SNY hasn’t independently confirmed that figure, but it’s in the vicinity of what rival executives expect New York to offer the point guard.

Some with the Knicks have talked about Murray’s fit in the backcourt if they are able to land Brunson. Some members of the organization are concerned about the backcourt of Brunson and Evan Fournier defensively.

Murray, one of the top young guards in the NBA, would give New York a premier backcourt defender.

Bleacher Report stated that San Antonio is looking for at least three first-round picks in a deal for Murray.

The Knicks have 11 first-round picks over the next seven drafts. So the club presumably has the draft capital to put together a competitive offer for Murray.

NBA reporter Marc Stein had written in his newsletter that it was believed that the Knicks could now pivot to trying to make a run at Murray or another target of his caliber using their many draft picks. It is unclear what other star would be on New York's radar this offseason.

They have long been linked to Donovan Mitchell of the Jazz. But there is no sign that Utah has any desire to trade Mitchell at the moment.