Breaking: Knicks’ Bench Get a Boost: Playmaking Wing Emerges as Top Target
The New York Knicks may be one impact piece away from winning the 2025 NBA Finals.
Knicks could consider Raptors’ Bruce Brown
Bruce Brown could be that piece that the Knicks need. Per Forbes’s Evan Sidery, the Toronto Raptors are shopping their dynamic playmaking wing ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline. Sidery said this on the matter on Sunday night:
“Bruce Brown made his season debut tonight for the Raptors scoring 12 points in 19 minutes off the bench,” Sidery published on X. “Toronto will shop Brown to contending teams on a $23 million expiring contract ahead of the trade deadline.”
The Knicks field a moribund bench. They are the lowest-scoring second unit in the league, averaging 20.4 points per game. They trail the next lowest-scoring team, the Los Angeles Lakers, by 4.9 PPG.
Brown is a high-energy guy who can bring to New York’s second unit much of what Josh Hart provides their starting lineup with. The 6-4 Massachusetts native is an exceptional rebounder for his size, much like the 6-4 Hart. Outside of his rookie outing, Brown owns an average of 4.6 rebounds per game.
The 28-year-old is great at soaring high for defensive boards and pushing the ball in transition. Brown makes incredibly high IQ decisions on the break and in the half-court, either when looking for his shot or finding open teammates. His career 13.5 percent assist rate nearly mirrors Hart’s 13.3 percent clip.
