Listen, getting Austin Reaves would be really cool. But in reality we already have Jalen Brunson as a creator, and than creation by committee in Josh Hart, Mikal, Og, and Kat as well as bench guys like Payne and McBride that has pushed this team to 2nd in offense in the league.

Instead of that, the Knicks get another defensive wing in Vanderbilt and a potential depth piece in Wood while the Lakers get the first of probably multiple rim running centers, rim protecting centers to pair with Luka. Charlotte is included for salary reasons and they get a second for their time. For more in depth breakdown read below.

Knicks: Vanderbilt will help greatly to fill the void while Og is injured, especially since he is just coming back. His 3 point shot is shit but his has decent success next to Kat before and his certainly more offensively gifted than Mitch is. Wood may find minutes, may not, but hes a nice scoring punch to have and tbh would probably replace some of Shamet's minutes, especially with Og out and us needing more size.

Lakers: They are desperate for a rim protecting center. This is probably the lowest price they will will be able to pay to get a competent one due to Mitch's injury history. Other guys they could and should target include Rob Williams, Walker Kessler, Mark Williams, and other rim running centers but all the guys will be either significantly more expensive than Mitch or significantly worse.

Hornets: They get free picks. Yippee.