{"id":81001,"date":"2025-07-17T11:13:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=81001"},"modified":"2025-07-17T11:13:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:13:30","slug":"knicks-could-take-a-smart-gamble-on-damian-lillard-for-future-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/knicks-could-take-a-smart-gamble-on-damian-lillard-for-future-success\/81001\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks could take a smart gamble on Damian Lillard for future success"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-12\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c1b6a787-5588-4745-8e1b-27d590a99441\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark\">\n<p data-start=\"75\" data-end=\"298\">The New York Knicks are in a great spot right now, they\u2019re good enough to seriously compete for an NBA championship. After coming up short in the Eastern Conference Finals, they\u2019ve made some big improvements this offseason.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"589\">The team made a coaching change, swapping out Tom Thibodeau for Mike Brown. Not everyone agrees on whether that was the right move, but the Knicks have also made some strong signings, adding Jordan Clarkson and Guerschon Yabusele, which most fans and experts agree will make the team better.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"882\">With how unpredictable the Eastern Conference might be next season, the Knicks have a real shot at making the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. And even if they don\u2019t win it all right away, they\u2019ve built a team that could stay in the title race for at least the next couple of years.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"1098\">That\u2019s why some people think the Knicks should make one more bold move to finish off their offseason. According to Jeremy Brener from <em data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1032\">Knicks on SI<\/em>, one possible option is to bring in veteran guard Damian Lillard.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1458\">Lillard is recovering from injury and likely won\u2019t play next season. After the Milwaukee Bucks released him and cleared his huge contract, he could be available to sign with another team for a much lower price, maybe even a minimum deal. That would allow a team like the Knicks to sign him without giving up much and help him get settled in while he recovers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1827\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Even though Lillard wouldn\u2019t make an impact right away, the idea of him joining forces with Jalen Brunson in the backcourt in 2027 is exciting. That could be a nightmare for opposing defenses. There\u2019s no way to know for sure if Lillard will return to his old All-Star form, but with very little risk involved, it might be a smart move for the Knicks to take a chance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Knicks are in a great spot right now, they\u2019re good enough to seriously compete for an NBA\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":81002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[2454,13925,241],"class_list":["post-81001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","tag-damian-lillard","tag-knicks","tag-new-york-knicks"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}