The New York Knicks are on the brink of elimination and will need to pull out all the stops in Game 5 Thursday night.
Even if their season comes to an end tonight, it'll still go down as one of the best Knicks seasons in recent memory.
The Knicks will hope returning to Madison Square Garden will give them a boost during their all-important Game 5.
This Knicks team has been assembled primarily through trades, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see the Knicks continue to make moves in the offseason if they fall short.
According to Brian Windhorst, the Knicks, along with their rival, the Boston Celtics, could very much be in play for Giannis Antetokounmpo this summer.
"I'm not discounting the Celtics and Knicks in the Giannis race," said Windhorst. "There's some difficulties when you talk about aprons and second apron teams trying to make trades, and that's a reality. But there are some teams in the Eastern Conference you could construct an ability to get this done."
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Adding a player of Antetokounmpo's pedigree would be massive for any team. If the Knicks got on the phone with Antetokounmpo's representation and found out that New York is his preferred destination, the Knicks would likely leave no stone unturned trying to make a deal for him.
Antetokounmpo landing in Boston would likely be the worst-case scenario for the Knicks, who will try to build on this year's playoff run.
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