New York doesn’t have to do anything between now and the trade deadline to reach its goals. The Knicks have been fine with the roster as is. With that said, the sense around the league is that the Knicks will do something minor in order to bolster their bench, whether sooner by getting a player back in a trade or later in the buyout market.

The 2025 trade deadline presents a unique challenge for the New York Knicks — one that falls squarely on the shoulders of team president Leon Rose. Since taking over in 2020, Rose has transformed a franchise long mired in dysfunction into a legitimate contender.