Knicks may make trade to keep both Malcolm Brogdon, Landry Shamet

The Knicks aren’t just kicking the tires on Malcolm Brogdon and Landry Shamet. According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post, the front office would actually like to keep both guards on the 15-man roster when the season tips — which means a trade is probably coming.

New York is hard-capped at the $207.8MM second apron and only has enough breathing room to keep one of its veteran camp invitees.

To make space for both Brogdon and Shamet, the Knicks would need to shed money. Bondy notes that league sources expect it to happen.

Both veterans arrived on non-guaranteed deals, joining Garrison Mathews, Matt Ryan and Alex Len in the fight for roster spots. But Bondy reports Brogdon and Shamet passed on other options, suggesting they have reason to believe they’ll stick.

Training camp will still serve as the proving ground, especially for Brogdon, who’s trying to bounce back after appearing in just 24 games with the Wizards last year.

So, who might be on the move? Bondy points to Miles McBride as the name to watch. He averaged nearly 25 minutes per game last season but could be squeezed with Jalen Brunson and Miles Bridges locked in, Jordan Clarkson arriving, and now Brogdon/Shamet in the mix.

McBride is also extension-eligible next summer, which adds to the long-term cap crunch.

Pacome Dadiet and Tyler Kolek are other trade candidates, but they don’t bring the same market value.

Dadiet, the team’s 2024 first-rounder, has the highest upside among the young reserves. Kolek is on a cheap $2.19MM deal, and moving him would barely give the Knicks more than pocket change under the apron, or roughly $44K in wiggle room.