The Pistons selected Jaden Ivey with the No. 5 pick, forming a potentially dynamic backcourt with last year’s best pick, Cade Cunningham.
However, the Knicks did not give up their search for Ivey easily. They are trying to reach an agreement with Detroit to acquire Purdue’s fast shipowner, according to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report (Twitter link) and Ian Begley of SNY TV (Twitter link).
Steve Popper of Newsday tweets that the Pistons may have some interest if Memphis center Jalen Duren is still available in the New York national team at number 11. However, New York chose French center Ousmane Dieng, the top international prospect , and will move him to the Thunder in a change, tweeted ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Knicks are gaining multiple picks in this deal and are making one last serious push to switch to Ivey with these additional assets, tweets James L. Edwards III of The Athletic.
New York is desperately looking for a top guard to return to the postseason after coming out empty last season.