Knicks receiving trade interest in Noah Vonleh from Nuggets

Vonleh averaging 8.6 points and 8.5 rebounds

2/7/2019, 6:14 PM
New York Knicks forward Noah Vonleh drives to the basket past Portland Trail Blazers guard Evan Turner during the first quarter at the Moda Center. / Steve Dykes/USA TODAY Sports
New York Knicks forward Noah Vonleh drives to the basket past Portland Trail Blazers guard Evan Turner during the first quarter at the Moda Center. / Steve Dykes/USA TODAY Sports

With under two hours remaining until the NBA trade deadline, the Knicks have received trade interest from the Denver Nuggets in forward Noah Vonleh, according to ESPN's Ian Begley.

The 23-year-old Vonleh, who is averaging 8.6 points and 8.5 rebounds in 53 games with New York this season, will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season after signing a one-year, $1.6 million deal with the Knicks last offseason.

Since being the No. 9 pick in the 2014 draft, Vonleh has averaged 5 points and 5.4 rebounds, spending time with the Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers and Chicago Bulls.

The Knicks have also discussed trading Enes Kanter ahead of the deadline and been involved with the New Orleans Pelicans in trade talks for Anthony Davis.

The Nuggets, who are just 1 1/2 games back of the Golden State Warriors for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, could pair Vonleh with fellow big men Nikola Jokic or Paul Millsap in their frontcourt.

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