One NBA writer is proposing that the New York Knicks acquire Reggie Bullock from the San Antonio Spurs in a blockbuster trade.
Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report proposed that the Knicks trade Evan Fournier and two second-round picks in 2024 to the Spurs for Bullock.
“The Knicks would be getting an even better shooter in Bullock (38.4 percent on treys for his career) with only one season left on his contract,” Hughes wrote. “It’s also easier to imagine head coach Tom Thibodeau using Bullock in the rotation due to his superior perimeter defense. Fournier’s frailty on that end of the floor landed him on the bench in 2022-23.”
The Spurs are interested in acquiring Fournier from the Knicks and Bullock used to play in New York. This trade could make sense for both the Spurs and Knicks.
Bullock appeared in 78 games for the Dallas Mavericks this past season. He averaged 7.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists while shooting 40.9% from the field, 38.0% from beyond the arc and 70.3% from the free-throw line.
The 32-year-old Bullock has career averages of 7.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists with the Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Knicks and Mavericks. He is one of the best 3-point shooters in the NBA.
Bullock will make $10.5 million next season. He’s in the final year of a three-year, $30 million contract he signed with the Mavericks in the summer of 2021. Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau loved coaching Bullock during the 2020-21 season, so we can assume that the two-time Coach of the Year would be open to reuniting with the veteran guard.
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